Experts urged Panama to take advantage of hosting one of the largest copper deposits in the region, especially since the metal is essential for the global energy transition. During a responsible mining forum hosted by business council Conep on Thursday in Panama City, the organization's representative, Antonio Fletcher, emphasized that the current social context differs greatly from the one in 2023, when the supreme court declared the renewed Minera Panamá contract unconstitutional amid the largest protests the country has seen in recent history. "I think the perception of the issue today is very different from what ... (full story)