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Cobre Panamá: Panama orders controversial copper mine's closure

2023-11-29 14:11
Environmentalists warned the mine threatened water supplies and damaged Panama's coastal area.
Cobre Panamá: Panama orders controversial copper mine's closure

Panama has announced the closure of a controversial copper mine after the Supreme Court ruled that a 20-year concession granted to a Canadian firm to operate it was unconstitutional.

The decision has been welcomed by environmentalists who said the open-pit mine threatened water supplies.