Panama counts steep cost of First Quantum's copper mine closure
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A fresh report by a local private-sector group details the deep economic fallout from the shutdown of First Quantum's Cobre Panama mine, underscoring how the closure of one of the world's largest copper operations has rippled through Panamanian jobs, tax revenue and trade. The findings reignite debate over reopening the mine as global copper supply tightens.