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Panama panel recommends restart of First Quantum mine to fund closure
Original: Panama panel recommends First Quantum mine restart to fund phased closure
A Panamanian expert panel has recommended that First Quantum Minerals' copper mine, shut last year after nationwide protests and a Supreme Court ruling, be temporarily restarted to fund a phased closure of the site. The proposal would allow the mine to operate while generating revenue to cover the costs of safely winding down operations. The recommendation revives debate over one of Panama's biggest foreign investment projects, and it remains unclear how the government and protest movements will respond.
Why now: The panel's recommendation could reverse last year's court-ordered shutdown of the country's largest mine, a politically sensitive issue in Panama.
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