First Quantum to halt Panama mine if blockade goes on
The Canadian miner said that without shipments arriving at Cobre Panama copper mine’s port, it will run out of supplies this week.
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Panama port blockade keeps supplies from First Quantum mine, company says
The union for Minera Panama said it reached agreements with the company to ensure worker pay as protests kept workers from reaching their jobs.
Panama’s supreme court to deliberate on First Quantum mine contract next week
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