The Tenke Fungurume project is still the subject of talks between its owners and the Congo government, U.S. producer Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc. (FCX) said Monday.

A contract review for the project, slated to start producing copper in the second half of the year, has been continuing for many months. Tenke is a joint venture between Freeport, Lundin Mining Corp. (LMC) and the government of the Congo, through state-owned miner Gecamines.

-By Andrea Hotter, Dow Jones Newswires; +44 (0)20 7842 9413; andrea.hotter@dowjones.com

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