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Panama congress bans new mining concessions amid protests
Source: Reuters
Panama congress bans new mining concessions amid protests
Reuters
Fri, November 3, 2023 at 12:00 PM EDT·1 min read
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama's congress on Friday passed a law banning new mining concessions following unprecedented protests against a recently-approved contract with Canadian miner First Quantum to operate a key copper mine in the country.
The ban would not hurt the current First Quantum operations, since its contract was previously sealed.
The bill was approved with 59 votes and two abstentions. There are 71 lawmakers.
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Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/panama-congress-bans-mining-concessions-160027512.html