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Detailed price information for Franco-Nevada Corp (FNV-T) from The Globe and Mail including charting and trades.

By Adriano Marchese Toronto stocks were trading higher in midday trading Monday while investors await Tuesday's U.S. inflation report. Sector performance was...

First Quantum Minerals has reduced ore processing at its sprawling copper mine in Panama as weeks-long protests against the project is blocking access to the port.

The Panamanian government has called a referendum to decide the fate of a contentious copper mining project, in what is now being viewed as a major victory for activists across the region.

President Laurentino Cortizo said on Sunday Panama would hold a referendum to decide whether to scrap a contract with Canadian miner First Quantums local unit following days of protests by thousands...

Protests against copper mining rocked Panama last week, prompting the government to put a controversial mining contract up for a public vote. Demonstrators say they will stay in the streets until the contract is suspended.

A helicopter from Panama's National Aeronaval Service disappeared Sunday while carrying out a mission in the west of the Central American country, the agency said.

As of Friday March 17, the SMM Imported Copper Concentrate Index (weekly) stood at $75.58/mt, $0.71/mt lower than March 10. During the week, copper concentrate spot transactions were quite active. There were multiple spot transactions of clean ore between mines and smelters with TCs of $73-74/mt, scheduled for shipment mostly in May and the second quarter.

Miner suspended ore processing operations on Feb. 23 after a Panama government order halted its loading permissions at the port.

Panama's Maritime Authority has lifted a suspension on First Quantum Minerals' operations at the port of Punta Rincon, which…