The Cobre Panamá mine's fate now rests with a new government task force, as Panama weighs reopening a copper giant worth roughly 5% of its economy.
CENTRAL AMERICA · ECONOMY
Key Facts
—Panama’s president has created a government task force to decide the future of the closed Cobre Panamá copper mine.
—The group is led by the Commerce Ministry and includes the finance and environment ministers.
—The mine, run by Canada’s First Quantum, was shut by a Supreme Court ruling in late 2023 after mass protests.
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