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KINSHASA, Congo (AP) -- A landslide at a huge open pit copper mine in southeastern Congo killed at least two people and left five people missing Tuesday, a local official said.
Five of the seven people were employees of the Kamoto Copper Company, a subsidiary of the Swiss mining company Glencore, while two were guards, said Richard Muyej, special commissioner of Lualaba province.
In an earlier statement, Glencore said Katanga Mining Ltd., which operates the mining complex, reported that a "geotechnical failure" — or a landslide — had occurred on the north wall of the KOV open pit mine. A Glencore statement said search and rescue operations were underway for the seven people who were believed to have been working on the dewatering of the pit.
Katanga Mining said on its website that mining operations were suspended after the incident Tuesday morning. It said an assessment of the damage was also underway.
Katanga, about three-quarters owned by Glencore, says the KOV mine is "the largest high-grade copper resource in the world."
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Associated Press writer Jamey Keaten contributed to this report from Geneva.
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Katanga Mining Limited
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Katanga is a copper development stage company based in United kingdom. Katanga produces copper, cobalt in Congo Dem. Rep. of, develops cobalt and copper in Congo Dem. Rep. of, and holds various exploration projects in Congo Dem. Rep. of. Its main asset in production is KAMOTO UNDERGROUND in Congo Dem. Rep. of, its main assets in development are KINSEVERE and KOV in Congo Dem. Rep. of and its main exploration properties are MASHAMBA EAST, LAILU, GREENFIELD, KAMOTO CONCENTRATOR, KANANGA, MUSONOIE and KOLWEZI in Congo Dem. Rep. of. Katanga is listed in Canada and in United States of America. Its market capitalisation is CA$ 295.6 millions as of today (US$ 220.0 millions, € 195.0 millions). Its stock quote reached its highest recent level on March 02, 2007 at CA$ 9.98, and its lowest recent point on April 03, 2020 at CA$ 0.05. Katanga has 1 907 380 413 shares outstanding. |