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Panama recommends orderly closure of First Quantum’s Cobre Panama mine

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An excavator sits idle at the Cobre Panamá copper mine, owned by Canada's First Quantum Minerals, in Donoso, Panama, Friday, March 21, 2025, during a press tour of the mine that was closed after Panama's Supreme Court ruled that the government concession was unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

PANAMA CITY -- A study commissioned by Panama’s government has recommended the “orderly closure” of First Quantum Minerals’ Cobre Panama mine, the country’s economy minister said on Wednesday.

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(Reporting by Elida Moreno; Editing by Anthony Esposito)