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☆ First Quantum CEO: long-term sustainability uncertain if Panama operations end
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

View of the Cobre Panama mine, of Canadian First Quantum Minerals, in Donoso, Panama, December 6, 2022. The company has notified buyers it will not be able to meet agreements due to force majeure, Pascall added. Panama's top court issued a ruling deeming First Quantum's contract with the government to operate a key copper mine unconstitutional. The Canadian miner said on Friday it has initiated arbitration against Panama, with Pascall noting the company still does not know the amount it will be asking from the country during the process. Reporting by Elida Moreno and Valentine Hilaire; Editing by Brendan O'BoyleOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Tristan Pascall, majeure, Pascall, Laurentino Cortizo, Elida Moreno, Valentine Hilaire, Brendan O'Boyle Organizations: Minerals, REUTERS, Aris, Panamanian, La Prensa, Panama, Thomson Locations: Panama, Donoso

☆ First Quantum CEO arrives in Panama after country orders mine shutdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

View of the Cobre Panama mine, of Canadian First Quantum Minerals, in Donoso, Panama, December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Aris Martínez/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 30 (Reuters) - The CEO of First Quantum Tristan Pascall has arrived in Panama, a company spokesperson said on Thursday after the Central American nation ordered the Canadian miner to shut down its key copper project. This is the first visit of the CEO since public protests erupted over the signing of a new contract on Oct. 20. The spokesperson did not give details of Pascall's agenda in the country. Reporting by Divya Rajagopal and Valentine Hilaire; Editing by Brendan O'BoyleOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Tristan Pascall, Divya Rajagopal, Valentine Hilaire, Brendan O'Boyle Organizations: Minerals, REUTERS, Aris, Central American, Thomson Locations: Panama, Donoso

☆ First Quantum initiates international arbitration on Cobre Panama mine
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

View of the Cobre Panama mine, of Canadian First Quantum Minerals, in Donoso, Panama, December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Aris Martínez/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsDec 1 (Reuters) - First Quantum Minerals (FM.TO) has suspended its current-year production outlook for the Cobre mine in Panama and has initiated international arbitration over a contested contract with the country's government, the miner said on Friday. The Canadian company said its local unit had started arbitration before the International Court of Arbitration to protect its rights under the 2023 concession. On Tuesday, President Laurentino Cortizo said the Cobre Panama mine would be shut down, hours after Panama's Supreme Court declared the contract unconstitutional. The miner exited the African nation in 2012 after filing an arbitration procedure for cancelling its mining contract.

Persons: Laurentino Cortizo, Tristan Pascall, Tanay, Devika Syamnath Organizations: Minerals, REUTERS, Aris, International Court, Democratic, Thomson Locations: Panama, Donoso, Miami , Florida, Democratic Republic Of Congo, Bengaluru

View of the Cobre Panama mine, of Canada's First Quantum Minerals, in Donoso, Panama, December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Aris Martínez/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 24 (Reuters) - Panama's top court started deliberations on Friday to rule on several constitutional challenges to First Quantum Minerals' (FM.TO) contract for the Cobre Panama mine, an outcome keenly watched by the global copper market and investors. Cobre Panama is one of the world's biggest and newest copper mines, producing about 1% of global copper supply. "Over the long-term we've invested more than $10 billion in turning the Cobre Panama into a world-class asset," Pascall was quoted as saying. However, Panama's top court in 2017 deemed unconstitutional the law under which First Quantum was operating the mine.

Persons: Tristan Pascall, Pascall, Greta Thunberg, Leonardo Di Caprio, Quantum, Valentine Hilaire, Divya Rajagopal, Denny Thomas, Sonali Paul Organizations: Minerals, REUTERS, Aris, Reuters, First, Central, LatAm, Co, Thomson Locations: Panama, Donoso, Central American, Jiangxi

☆ Exclusive: First Quantum warns employees that Panama mine may close if dispute is not settled
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Valentine Hilaire | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A long-running contract dispute between the Canadian miner and Panama officials centers on disagreements over tax rates and royalties at the Cobre Panama mine. In the latest twist, Panama's maritime authority last month ordered First Quantum to suspend copper concentrate loading operations at a major port, essentially blocking the company from shipping and selling its copper. The Vancouver-based company said the maritime authority had told it that the suspension was due to the scale it was using not being properly calibrated. "If concentrate is not shipped by next week, these technical frustrations may force Cobre Panama to enter care and maintenance or suspend operations," he said. Panama's maritime authority did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

☆ Clock not yet ticking for First Quantum to halt Panama mine -minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Valentine Hilaire | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

FILE PHOTO: A general view of Minera Panama owned by Canada's First Quantum Minerals in Donoso, Panama December 6, 2022. But the company must still make a $375 million payment to the government for its 2022 operations, even when it was operating without a contract, Minister Federico Alfaro told Reuters. The company has until this Friday to appeal the order, said Alfaro, who has been leading negotiations with First Quantum. Contract termination terms are among the sticking points to reach an agreement, the minister said. The government hopes to reach a deal with the firm via regular meetings with First Quantum representatives, said Alfaro.

PANAMA CITY, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Panama's government on Tuesday doubled down on an order that Canada-based miner First Quantum Minerals (FM.TO) halt operations at its local copper mine, saying the miner had been operating without a contract since 2017. Earlier, First Quantum said it would submit an appeal against Panama's order by the end of the day. On Tuesday, Panama's commerce and industry ministry said First Quantum had been operating without a contract after the previous one was annulled by the Supreme Court in 2017. That court ruling was published in the government's official gazette in December 2021, but First Quantum continued operating as a new deal was negotiated. First Quantum's Chief Executive Tristan Pascall said in a call with investors on Tuesday morning that following the Supreme Court decision, the government of Panama issued public statements "reaffirming that the contract remained valid."

☆ Analysis: Panama and First Quantum harden battle lines over key copper mine
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Valentine Hilaire | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

However, no agreement was forthcoming, prompting the two sides to raise the stakes to protect their interests in the mine, known as Cobre Panama. "Cobre Panama is the only metal mine operating in the country and many foreign companies started operations in Panama with its arrival. Failure to reach a deal could spook foreign investors at a time when Panama is looking to develop three other copper deposits that could bring in similar investments to Cobre Panama, said Morales. First Quantum paid $61 million in royalties to Panama's government in 2021, while the Cobre Panama mine posted sales revenues of $3.2 billion for the year, company data show. LUCRATIVE ASSETIn 2021, Cobre Panama represented more than half of First Quantum's earnings before interest, tax depreciation and amortization (EBITDA).

☆ Panama, Canada's First Quantum talks to continue on Wednesday - sources
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Valentine Hilaire | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PANAMA CITY, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Representatives for Panama's government and Canada's First Quantum Minerals are set to meet on Wednesday for a third day of talks to solve a dispute over the miner's operations in the country, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Neither the government nor First Quantum, which operates in Panama through its subsidiary Minera Panama, immediately replied to requests from Reuters for comment. In 2021, First Quantum paid $61 million in royalties to Panama based on the output of its flagship Cobre Panama copper, according to the company's annual report. On Dec. 14, the parties missed the government's deadline to seal the agreement, prompting Panama to order First Quantum to halt operations at the mine. In 2021 the mine represented 80% of the country's total exports, Quantum Minerals says.

☆ Canada's First Quantum CEO holds talks with Panama minister: source
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-26 | by ( Valentine Hilaire | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PANAMA CITY, Dec 26 (Reuters) - The Chief Executive Officer of Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals met Panama's commerce and industry minister on Monday to discuss disagreements over the firm's copper operations in the country, a person familiar with the matter said. First Quantum (FM.TO) CEO Tristan Pascall flew to Panama over Christmas to attend the meeting in person with the minister, Federico Alfaro, according to the source, who said further talks are planned. The government and the mining company have been discussing a deal that would have increased annual tax payments to Panama to at least $375 million. The Panamanian government ordered the firm to halt operations at the Cobre Panama mine after they both missed a deadline to reach an agreement. The mine accounts for roughly 3.5% of Panama's gross domestic product, according to government figures.

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