Cobre Panamá restart hopes grow as workers return under government talks
First Quantum Minerals’ restart hopes for the halted Cobre Panamá copper mine rose after government officials met workers and suppliers and authorized the company to remove and process stockpiled ore. The activity supports about 3,200 direct and over 3,000 indirect jobs, with most workers Panamanian and 17% women. By end-June it processed 2.1 million tonnes and produced about 3,200 tonnes of contained copper.