23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Drone/Aerial
Mining furrows

A drone view of a tailing dam of the Cobre Panama mine of Canada's First Quantum Minerals, one of the world's largest open-pit copper mines, which was forced to shut down after Panama's top court ruled that its contract was unconstitutional, following nationwide protests opposed to its continued operation, during a media tour, in Donoso, Panama

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 03.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Coclesito, Panama
Camera: FC8482
Copyright: © Enea Lebrun