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  2. Cobre mine, Panama - Wikipedia

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    Cobre Panamá is an open-pit copper mine in Panama, located 120 km (75 mi) west of Panama City and 20 km (12 mi) from the Caribbean Sea coast, in the district of Donoso, province of Colón. The mine consists of four zones totalling 13,600 ha (34,000 acres).

  3. 2023 Panamanian protests - Wikipedia

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    A series of protests began in Panama on 20 October 2023 following the immediate passing of a 20-to-40-year mining contract between the government of Panama and First Quantum Minerals, [6] the operator of Cobre Panamá, the largest open-pit copper mine in Central America, placed 20 minutes away from the western coast of Colon Province and within a protected area of the Mesoamerican Biological ...

  4. Mineral industry of Panama - Wikipedia

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    The mine has the capacity to produce 100,000 oz/yr. The Cobre Panama (ex Petaquilla) copper project is run by Minera Panama S.A. and owned by First Quantum and is under study to produce approximately 270,000 tpy of copper. Minera Petaquilla S.A. was a joint venture between Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. of Canada (52%) and Inmet Mining Corp., also of ...

  5. Explainer-Why might Panama cancel a copper mine contract? - AOL

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    Panama's moves raise questions about copper supplies, as Cobre Panama accounts for about 1% of global output. The $10-billion copper mine produces a critical metal for production of electric vehicles.

  6. Panama's Supreme Court declares 20-year contract for ... - AOL

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    Opponents of the Cobre Panama mine argued it would damage a forested coastal area and threaten water supplies. The announcement of the nine-member court's decision after four days of deliberations ...

  7. First Quantum warns of arbitration as Panama weighs copper ...

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    On Oct. 20, Panama's government approved a contract for First Quantum to operate the copper Cobre Panama mine. It included a 20-year mining right with an option to extend for another 20 years. In ...

  8. Omar Torrijos Herrera District - Wikipedia

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    The short-lived Molejón gold mine, approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of Coclesito, was the first modern mine in Panama. [12] It was operated from 2010 to 2013 by Petaquilla Minerals. [ 13 ] Adjacent to it is the copper-producing Cobre Panamá mine , which was the largest single private sector investment in Panama's history [ 14 ] and ...

  9. Panama orders halt to new mining projects as street protests grow

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    The Cobre Panama mine alone accounts for nearly 5% of Panama's economy. Also on Friday, Panama's top court agreed to consider a second lawsuit challenging the contract.