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Low metals prices force Canadian First Nickel to idle Ontario mine

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 08, 2015 | 7:40 am Base Metals Canada Europe Copper Nickel 

[caption id="attachment_826363" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Lockerby mine.[/caption] Canadian miner First Nickel (TSX:FNI) announced Monday it is idling its Lockerby nickel and copper mine near Sudbury, Ont., after current supplies of ore are used up, which it is expected to happen in...

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