PANAMA PROTESTS

Protest against copper mining in Panama

epa10987030 People demonstrate against copper mining in Panama City, Panama, 20 November 2023. Canadian company First Quantum Minerals (FQM), parent company of Minera Panama (MPSA), announced on 20 November 2023 that it will reduce its operations in Cobre Panama, the largest open-pit copper mine in Central America, and that it could be forced to temporarily cease production in the coming days. A renewal of the concession of Cobre Panama to MPSA by the government occurred amid some of the largest public demonstrations the country has seen in decades, since 23 October 2023. EPA/Bienvenido Velasco

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