Mining threatens health of Panama’s environment | Science

In October, Panama’s president, Laurentino Cortizo, signed a contract with Minera Panamá, a subsidiary of First Quantum Minerals Ltd., which the legislature and the executive subsequently approved by law (1, 2). The agreement gives Minera Panamá the right to use open-pit mining to extract copper and other minerals for at least 20 years from nearly 13,000 ha of land in the Donoso District…
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