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Congo opens mining fraud inquiry after copper and cobalt seizures, statement shows

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DAKAR, Nov 3 - Democratic Republic of Congo's justice minister this week ordered judicial investigations into suspected mining fraud and mineral smuggling in the mineral-rich provinces of Lualaba and Haut-Katanga after authorities seized more than 500 trucks and thousands of metric tons of copper and cobalt, according to a government statement.

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