(Updates prices) By Brijesh Patel Oct 8 (Reuters) – Copper prices slipped on Wednesday, weighed down by a stronger U.S. dollar and profit-taking after the metal hit a 16-month high earlier this week on concerns over supply disruptions. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange fell 0.5% to $10,708 per metric ton by 0317 GMT. On Monday, the metal hit its highest since May 2024. The dollar index extended gains to a third session, touching a more than one-month high against its rivals. A firmer dollar makes greenback-denominated assets more expensive for holders of other currencies. Operations at Indonesia's Grasberg mine, the world's second-largest copper mine accounting for 3% of global concentrate production, have been halted for nearly a month after a mud-flow disaster killed seven

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