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Panama's Supreme Court rules mining contract at center of nationwide crisis unconstitutional

epaselect epa10999191 People celebrate after learning of the Supreme Court decision on a law approving a mining contract with First Quantum Minerals Ltd. in Panama City, Panama, 28 November 2023. Panama's Supreme Court of Justice declared the concession renewal contract between the government and Minera Panama, a subsidiary of the Canadian company First Quantum Mineral (FQM), to continue to operate the Cobre Panama open-pit copper mine, unconstitutional. The decision is expected to put an end to a national crisis and weeks of protests by environmentalists and others and could result in an international arbitration process initiated by Minera Panama. EPA/Bienvenido Velasco

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