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Top Panama court says contested mining contract 'unconstitutional'
Top Panama court says contested mining contract 'unconstitutional'
Economy
by  AFP

Panama's Supreme Court on Tuesday declared that a contract allowing a Canadian company to continue operating Central America's biggest copper mine was "unconstitutional." "We have unanimously decided to declare the entire law 406 unconstitutional," said Supreme Court president Maria Eugenia Lopez, referring to the law governing the contract with the Canadian mining firm.