Thursday, April 5, 2007

First Quantum says resumes Congo ore exports

(Reuters) - First Quantum Minerals Ltd said on Wednesday it had resumed trucking copper ore from Congo to Zambia for processing after an export ban was lifted, but a Congo provincial governor said the ban continued.

Katanga Province Governor Moise Katumbi closed the border with neighbouring Zambia to trucks transporting raw copper and cobalt ore on March 3, seeking to force mining companies to produce value-added processed products inside Katanga.


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