First Quantum to seek talks with Panama’s Mulino on closed mine

First Quantum Minerals will seek talks with Panama’s incoming president in an effort to resolve the dispute that shuttered the Cobre Panama copper mine. President-elect Jose Raul Mulino, seen as an investor favorite, has said little about First Quantum’s $10-billion mine, which closed last year following months of civil unrest. But his pro-business credentials and historical support for the mining industry are raising hopes for a reopening.