The Globe and Mail reports in its Tuesday, Nov. 28, edition that Canada's First Quantum Minerals said on Monday two people died at its Zambian operations last week. A Reuters dispatch to The Globe reports that the miner said a worker from its contracting partner, Reliant Drilling, died at First Quantum's Kansanshi operations following a fall of ground due to an underground dewatering decline on Thursday. In a separate incident on Friday, a contractor was killed in a light-vehicle accident at Sentinel mine, First Quantum added. First Quantum has been facing massive protests since the Panama government signed a new contract for the company's Cobre Panama mine, amid allegations of corruption and lack of transparency in the negotiations. The company has denied any wrongdoing.