{"id":1178998,"date":"2020-04-19T14:20:43","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T19:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=1020901"},"modified":"2020-04-19T14:20:43","modified_gmt":"2020-04-19T19:20:43","slug":"first-quantum-to-evacuate-800-people-from-cobre-panama-mine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1178998","title":{"rendered":"First Quantum to evacuate 800 people from Cobre Panam\u00e1 mine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Minera Panam\u00e1, a subsidiary of Canada\u2019s First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM), announced that it is working towards taking home some 800 people currently in preventive quarantine at its Cobre Panam\u00e1 operation.<\/p>\n<div class='d-flex justify-content-center d-xs-block d-sm-block d-md-none'>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0'><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0');});<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a media statement, the miner explained that 2,000 people were stuck at the mining complex when it entered into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/first-quantum-ordered-to-halt-cobre-panama-operation\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"lockdown (opens in a new tab)\">lockdown<\/a> following the detection of covid-19 infections among contractors and the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"death of one worker (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/covid-19-kills-worker-at-first-quantums-cobre-panama\/\" >death of one worker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignright\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>Cobre Panam\u00e1 is 90% owned by First Quantum Minerals. The massive mining complex is located about 120 kilometres west of Panama City and 20 kilometres from the Atlantic coast<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Some 700 workers have been sent home already and another 500 remain quarantined in nearby hotels.<\/p>\n<p>In total, 7,000 people work at Cobre Panam\u00e1 but the company was able to ban 4,200 staff and contractors from entering the operation prior to closing its doors.<\/p>\n<p>According to Minera Panam\u00e1, as management coordinates efforts with the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Work and Employment Development, and the Union of Minera Panam\u00e1 Workers, new physical distancing measures are being implemented and dining rooms have been shut down, with workers receiving meals directly in their bedrooms together with hygiene kits. The areas that have been evacuated have also been disinfected.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur numbers reveal that the protocols that we have implemented are yielding positive results,\u201d Keith Green, general manager at Cobre Panam\u00e1, said in the press brief. \u201cThe goal behind our triage, quarantine, monitoring and follow-up, as well as the most recent disinfection of spaces, is to protect the health and safety of our workforce.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Green also said that some maintenance work will continue at the copper mine to guarantee the environmental safety of the operation and preserve mining equipment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As of Sunday afternoon, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/docs\/default-source\/coronaviruse\/situation-reports\/20200419-sitrep-90-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=551d47fd_2\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Panama (opens in a new tab)\">Panama<\/a> registered 4,210 confirmed cases of covid-19 and 115 deaths.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some 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