MAC will assume ownership and full operational control of the mine immediately; Glencore will retain the offtake for 100% of the copper concentrate produced at the CSA copper mine.

Source: https://www.ibtimes.com.au/press-release/20230616/metals-acquisition-limited-closes-purchase-of-the-csa-copper-mine

The opening of a copper mine 17 miles outside of town stands to change that, bringing good wages and robust health plans with low copays and deductibles to roughly 240 full-time employees and their families.

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/10/mining-boom-local-health-care-00128143

These include the Silver King lead-zinc-silver deposit in Queensland and the Mt Lyell copper mine in Tasmania.

Source: https://www.northernminer.com/regulatory-issues/sibanye-stillwater-goes-after-australias-new-century-resources/1003852188/

The unrest comes during protests in Panama sparked by the Oct. 20 approval of a contract for the company to operate a key copper mine that represents about 5% of the country's GDP and some 1% of global copper output.

Source: https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/commodity/LME-COPPER-CASH-16161/news/Panama-protesters-attack-workers-of-Canada-s-First-Quantum-mine-union-45439157/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20231126