dR Congo armed forces deployed at Kamoto Copper mine to deter artisanal mining: Glencore

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Armed forces from the Democratic Repub- lic of Congo (FARDC) have been deployed around the area of the Kamoto Copper Mine in an attempt to take control of the situation as tensions with artisanal miners at the site mount, the mine’s majority owner, Glencore. said Thursday. Last month at least 43 illegal miners died in an accident at the KOV open-pit copper mine in the DRC, part of KCC operations. The illegal miners were working on benches overlooking the extraction area when two galleries caved in, Glencore said in a statement. The Switzerland-based company added the fatalities were not linked to KCC operations or activities.