First Quantum Minerals Ltd
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Oct 20, 2026
Chisanga Puta-ChekweGUEST
I remember once I'd gone to his house, we were discussing Royalty Mining Taxes.
Chisanga Puta-ChekweGUEST
I was country manager for First Quantum Minerals and I wanted to just keep the opposition informed and to get their view.
Chisanga Puta-ChekweGUEST
And while I was there, somebody called.
Chisanga Puta-ChekweGUEST
They were preparing for the election, for the by-election that brought, that confirmed President Banda as President of the Republic.
Paul HarrisHOST
You know, Rio Tinto's in Colombia.
Paul HarrisHOST
First Quantum Minerals is looking in Colombia.
Paul HarrisHOST
Freeport-McMoRan's in Colombia.
Paul HarrisHOST
Barrick Mining, Newmont, Agnico Eagle Mines.
Alex BlumensteinHOST
Yeah, it's pretty funny, that part.
Alex BlumensteinHOST
A Panamanian government commission recommended that President Jose Raul Molino negotiate the reopening of the Cobre Panama copper mine, operated by Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals, though only as a means to fund its eventual closure.
Alex BlumensteinHOST
The ruling, which seemingly came as a surprise, sent shares of First Quantum plummeting by over 30% before trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange was halted.
Jay RosenthalHOST
Yeah, to catch you up, in 2023, mass protests disrupted operations at the mine, with activists decrying the mine's environmental impacts and a deal they viewed as unfavorable and exploitative.
Trevor HallHOST
Copper is a big part of the headline mining news today.
Trevor HallHOST
First Quantum Minerals saw its shares fall sharply yesterday after a Panamanian ministerial commission recommended to President Molino that the Cobre Panama mine be restarted rather than closed immediately.
Trevor HallHOST
But the panel proposed negotiating a restart that would generate revenue to fund an eventual orderly closure at no cost to the state.
Trevor HallHOST
According to the commission's report, the 2023 Supreme Court ruling that found the mining contract unconstitutional may not have prohibited mining activity itself.
Trevor HallHOST
potentially leaving room for a new legal framework.
Trevor HallHOST
Any deal would require a definitive closure date, with no renewal and resolution, at roughly $27 billion in pending international arbitration.
Trevor HallHOST
First Quantum said it would engage constructively and in good faith.
Trevor HallHOST
Furthermore, at the world's largest copper mine, supervisors are heading toward a potential work stoppage.