May 3 (Reuters) - Katanga Mining Ltd KAT.TO
* Katanga Mining announces 2017 first quarter production results and date for release of 2017 first quarter financial results
* Katanga Mining - on Sept 11, 2015, co announced decision to suspend processing of copper, cobalt during construction phase of whole ore leach project
* Katanga Mining Ltd - for processing due to plant shutdown, there was no copper or cobalt metal produced for sale in Q1 2017
* Suspension of processing on whole ore leach project continued through Q1 of 2017
* Katanga Mining - whole ore leach prject production is not expected to resume until it is commissioned, which is expected to commence in Q4 2017
* Q1 waste mined 7.5 million tonnes versus 1.1 million tonnes Source text for Eikon: ID:nCNWxkz7a Further company coverage: KAT.TO