First Quantum says two contractors died in Zambia
The Canadian miner has also halted its massive copper mine in Panama as the country's Supreme Court debates whether to cancel the mining contract.
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El Salvador wants humanitarian corridor for truckers stranded in Panama over mining protests
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Peru suspends mining concessions in ecologically sensitive area of its northernmost department
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Panama copper miners attacked by protesters, union boss says
Protesters attacked workers leaving the Cobre Panama mine early Sunday.
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Empress Royalty buys $5 million Galaxy mine gold stream
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