In addition to the processing plant and the mine, a subsidiary of First Quantum Minerals, in charge of the work, is building a power 300 MW plant and and a port area, where the concentrate will be filtered and loaded for transport in ships.

The manager of the power plant, John Eastwood told Telemetro.com that "... 'The' jetty '(breakwater) will be the first part to be completed and will be ready by the end of 2016' ....He added that "... 'In the first quarter of 2017 we hope to have in operation the first component of 150 megawatts of the power plant."

"... Minera Panama's contract with the Panamanian government which has been in place since 1997, has a duration of 60 years and establishes revisions to its provisions every 20 years. "

Source: Telemetro.com

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