By Alexis Flynn
A night-time curfew imposed on the Congo city of Lubumbashi
after an attack on the country's copper mining heartlands has been
lifted, a government minister said Wednesday.
"The curfew was lifted yesterday. The situation in Lubumbashi is
calm and the security forces have rounded up the criminals
responsible," said Lambert Mende, Congo's minister of
information.
An attack Saturday by around 300 militants seeking independence
for the south-eastern Katanga province raised fears that the
mineral shipments from mining companies operating in the region
could be disrupted.
A spokesman for commodities titan Glencore International PLC
(GLEN.LN) said its operations in the Katanga province were
operating normally and hadn't been affected by the unrest in the
city.
Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. PLC (ENRC.LN) said that as of
Tuesday, there had been no impact to ENRC's operations in
Katanga.
U.S. miner Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX), also a
major investor in the region, wasn't immediately reachable for
comment. Nor was its partner Lundin Mining Ltd (LUN.T).
Alex Macdonald in London contributed to this article.
Write to Alexis Flynn at alexis.flynn@dowjones.com
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