Pressure builds to reopen First Quantum’s Cobre Panama mine, ft MINING.com’s Frik Els

This week’s episode features MINING.COM Editor-at-Large Frik Els in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli, diving into the latest developments at First Quantum Minerals’ Cobre Panama mine. Els shares insights from his recent visit to the site, where he spoke with local residents, employees, and company officials. He unpacks the complex social, political, and economic forces at play that may be paving the way for the mine’s reopening. Els also explores the improving diplomatic ties between Panama and the United States—particularly concerning the Panama Canal—and how the Cobre Panama project could factor into broader bilateral discussions. All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli. This week’s Spotlight features Olympio Metals General Manager Sean Delaney, who discusses the company’s Dufay Copper-Gold Project and Bousquet Gold Project in Eastern Canada. To learn more, visit: https://olympiometals.com.au/ Music Credits “Rattlesnake Railroad”, “Big Western Sky”, “Western Adventure” and “Battle on the Western Frontier” by Brett Van Donsel (⁠www.incompetech.com⁠). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License ⁠creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0⁠ Apple Podcasts:⁠ https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-northern-miner-podcast/id1099281201⁠ Spotify:⁠ https://open.spotify.com/show/78lyjMTRlRwZxQwz2fwQ4K⁠ YouTube:⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@NorthernMiner⁠ Soundcloud:⁠ https://soundcloud.com/northern-miner