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PANAMA CITY (AP) Panama’s Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that a 20-year concession for a Canadian copper mine that has been the focus of widespread environmental protests was unconstitutional and the president said later a process to close the mine would begin.
Panama requested Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals to suspend the Cobre Panama copper mine following a Supreme Court ruling declaring the mining contract unconstitutional.
Panama’s Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that a 20-year concession for a Canadian copper mine that has been the focus of widespread environmental protests was unconstitutional and the president said later a process to close the mine would begin.