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Trafigura`s head of mining Emmanuel Henry told Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba the mine had faced operational difficulties because of unstable copper prices, but aims to reopen after a temporary closure, the office`s statement said.

Trafigura`s Mawson West mine, north of Lake Mweru in Haut-Katanga province, has a production capacity of 26 000 metric tonnes of copper a year and employs about 800 people, according to a company brochure.

Trafigura did not immediately reply to a request for comment.