TSX-listed First Quantum Minerals is set for “another important year” as the Cobre Panama project, in Panama, is gearing up to start production, chairperson and CEO Philip Pascall said on Thursday, announcing the miner’s fourth-quarter and year-end results. He reported that the development of Cobre Panama was nearing completion, with the focus now on construction completion, commissioning of the process plant and commissioning of ramp-up of the power station.