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Panama Bans New Metal Mining Permits Amid Protests; Controversial Canadian Project Survives

November 4, 2023November 27, 2023 Sohail Ahmad0Tagged #Canadamining, #CanadianinvestmentinPanama, #CobrePanamamine, #Environmentalimpactofmining, #HumanRightsWatch, #IndigenousgroupsinPanama, #LaurentinoCortizo, #Panama, #Panamaminingsector, #Panamaminingsector #CanadianinvestmentinPanama #MiningpermitbansinPanama #Panamaminingprotests #ControversialCanadianminingproject, #Panamaprotests

The president of Panama Laurentino Cortizo signed into law a national moratorium on issuing new metal mining permits after weeks of mass protests in the country against a controversial Canadian project. The legislation of this Central American state also explicitly banned the renewal of the existing concessions after their terms expire. This metal mining ban […]