Ivanhoe suspends some Congo copper mining operations after seismic activity

DAKAR, May 20 (Reuters) - Ivanhoe Mines IVN.TO has suspended some mining operations at its Kakula underground copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo after seismic activity, it said on Tuesday.

The Canadian miner halted underground operations on Sunday after a week of tremors. The company said that all employees working underground were safely evacuated and the western section of the mine was declared safe to resume operations.

The mine's two concentrators are operating at reduced capacity, processing stockpiled ore. The adjacent Kamoa mine has not been disrupted, Ivanhoe said.

The company is ramping up copper mining at the Kamoa-Kakula complex. In Congo Ivanhoe also operates the Kipushi zinc-copper mine.