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FOUND: Top panama court says contested mining contract unconstitutional - What They Never Told You

Celebrations erupted after a ruling from the Panama Supreme Court that a contract allowing a Canadian company to operate a copper mine in the country was 'unconstitutional' (Credit: 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."

The country has faced nationwide protests and roadblocks since Congress approved a law in October allowing First Quantum Minerals to operate a copper mine for 20 years, with an option to extend for another two decades.

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