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Panama allows Canadian miner to resume port ops

Panama allows Canadian miner to resume port ops

March 14, 2023 | John Quigley
First Quantum is in a position to restart its Panamanian mine as the local shipping authority says its port can resume loading operations

Economy & Policy Central America Panama Latin America

Panama's maritime authority said Minera Panamá, the local subsidiary of Canadian mining company First Quantum Minerals, can resume copper exports after reaching an agreement on royalty payments, Reuters reported. Spokespersons from Minera Panamá and a source at the Autoridad Marítima de Panamá cited by the new agency said the suspension on operations at the Punta Rincón port had been lifted.  Minera Panamá halted ore processing operations at its Cobre Panamá mine last month after the shipping ag

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