UPDATE 1-French miner Eramet says halted all operations in...

UPDATE 1-French miner Eramet says halted all operations in **on, shares sink(adds details, share reaction) PARIS, Aug 30 (Reuters) - French miner Eramet ,which has large manganese operations in **on, said on Wednesdaythat it had halted all operations in the country followingovernight events, sending its shares down nearly 5%. "From this morning all Comilog and Setrag operations havebeen halted and train transport suspended," an Erametspokesperson told Reuters. A group of senior **onese military officers appeared ontelevision in the early hours of Wednesday and said they hadtaken power, after the state election body announced PresidentAli Bongo had won a third term. Comilog is a manganese mining unit that is majority owned byEramet while Setrag is a train transport unit Eramet shares were down 4.7% at 72.95 euros by 0702 GMT.