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Glencore unit says seven dead after wall collapse in Congo mine

Katanga Mining, a majority-owned subsidiary of global miner Glencore, said on Thursday that a wall collapse at a mine southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed all seven people who were in the openpit mine at the time of the incident last week. The company, which has so far recovered three bodies from the site, said it had ended the search for the other four following a ten-day effort.