Panama to authorize removal of material from First Quantum copper mine

First Quantum Minerals

06/04/2026 20:44

PANAMA CITY, April 6 (Reuters) - Panama's government aims to finalize a resolution by Tuesday authorizing the removal of material from First Quantum Minerals' shuttered copper mine known as Cobre Panama, the country's trade minister Julio Molto said on Monday.

"We are ready to take the step," Molto said at an event. "Between today and tomorrow within the Ministry of Commerce and Industries we should be generating the resolution that allows the company to start removing this material to be able to take it out of the country."

 (Reporting by Elida Moreno; Writing by Brendan O'Boyle; Editing by Daina Beth Solomon)

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