Glencore's Mutanda mine in Congo shuts a month early
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GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Glencore's Mutanda mine in Democratic Republic of Congo suspended operations prematurely on Monday due to a lack of sulphuric acid, a key input for copper and cobalt extraction.The suspension comes more than a month before the world's biggest cobalt mine was set to go into care and maintenance. CEO Ivan Glasenberg decided in August to suspend Mutanda from the year-end, for an expected two years. He said falling cobalt prices, increased costs, and..