Panama's government on Tuesday doubled down on an order that Canada-based miner First Quantum Minerals halt operations at its local copper mine, saying the miner had been operating without a contract since 2017.
A general view of Minera Panama owned by Canada's First Quantum Minerals in Donoso, Panama December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Aris Martinez NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES/File Photo
On Tuesday, Panama's commerce and industry ministry said First Quantum had been operating without a contract after the previous one was annulled by the Supreme Court in 2017. But there are "more than a few disagreements" between the miner and the government, Panama's commerce and industry ministry said later in its statement.
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