PANAMA CITY, March 13 (Reuters) - Panama President Jose

Raul Mulino said he will begin reviewing First Quantum Mineral's

shuttered Panama copper mine next week and ordered the restart

of a power plant needed for its operations, he told reporters on

Thursday.

Panama's government under Mulino's predecessor ordered First

Quantum to shut down the open-pit mine in late 2023 following

protests, leading to questions surrounding maintenance of the

massive mine, Cobre Panama, and stockpiled copper concentrate.

Mulino did not specify the purpose for the restart of the

300-megawatt thermoelectric plant that had been used to power

the mine.