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  2. 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.

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

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    (Reuters) -Panama will reject all new mining projects, the president said on Friday, as his government defends a controversial contract extending operations for two decades at a major copper mine ...

  4. 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.

  5. Panama trade minister resigns after mining contract backlash

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    PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -Panama's Trade Minister Federico Alfaro announced his resignation on Thursday days after the country's top court ruled a contract between the government and Canadian miner ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. Panama president signs into law a moratorium on new mining ...

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    The new law will still allow Minera Panama to operate an open-pit copper mine in the state of Colon for 20 years, with a possible extension for another 20 years. Panama president signs into law a ...

  8. 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). The main deposits are at Botija, Colina and Valle Grande.

  9. Mining conflicts in Panama - Wikipedia

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    In January 2022, negotiations between the Government of Panama and FQM started to define a new contract concerning the Cobre mine, Panama. [15] First Quantum Minerals subsidiary Minera Panamá S. A. made proposals to the Government of Panamá including yearly payments of US$375 million in tax and royalty revenue. These payments were offered ...