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Panama court nixes copper mine contract after weeks of protests
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Panama’s top court ruled against a controversial mining contract on Tuesday. The contract, signed Oct. 20, sparked a wave of protests across the country and has become a major issue in Panama’s upcoming elections.
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Panama's Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling Tuesday that a 20-year concession for a Canadian copper mine at the center of fierce debate was unconstitutional.
Panama’s top court ruled against a controversial mining contract on Tuesday. The contract, signed Oct. 20, sparked a wave of protests across the country and has become a major issue in Panama’s upcoming elections.
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’s Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Tuesday that a 20-year lease for a Canadian copper mine is unconstitutional. As The World has reported, the mine was the subject of widespread environmental protests there. Host Marco Werman has more.
For the last couple of weeks, protesters have been demanding that the government cancel its agreement with First Quantum Minerals, which gave the company permission to mine copper in a biodiverse jungle.
PANAMA CITY >> 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.
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