Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals has opened a voluntary retirement (VR) scheme to employees on the Cobre Panama mine, two sources accustomed to the matter informed Reuters, as the corporate waits for a authorities choice on re-opening the power.
The mine, one of many world’s prime sources of copper, was shut down in November, hours after Panama’s Supreme Court docket declared its contract unconstitutional. The choice to shut down the mine was additionally triggered by environmental protests towards the mine.