Panama: Supreme Court declares Canadian miner First Quantum's contract to operate copper mine unconstitutional
摘要
日期: 2023年10月30日
地点: 巴拿马
企业
First Quantum Minerals - Parent Company , Minera Panamá (part of First Quantum Minerals) - Subsidiary项目
Cobre Panama受影响的
受影响的总人数: 数字未知
Ecosystem: ( 数字未知 - 巴拿马 - 未知行业 , Gender not reported )议题
Clean, Healthy & Sustainable Environment , Impact on notable or protected areas , 影响评估 , Insufficient/inadequate consultation , 抗议回应
Response sought: 否
信息来源: Regulatory action
"Top Panama court rules First Quantum mining contract unconstitutional", 28 November 2023
...Canadian miner First Quantum's contract to operate a lucrative copper mine in Panama is unconstitutional, Panama's Supreme Court declared on Tuesday following weeks of protests against the deal.
Challenges against the company's new contract, which was approved on Oct. 20, piled up in court amid public anger over the deal, which opponents regard as too generous.
"We have decided to unanimously declare unconstitutional the entire law 406 of October 20, 2023," said Supreme Court President Maria Eugenia Lopez.
The contested contract gave First Quantum a 20-year mining right with an option to extend for another 20 years, in return for $375 million in annual revenue to Panama.
The company did not immediately reply to a request for comment...