Operations at the nickel mine in Thompson, Man., are being suspended.
On Oct.1, the Birchtree mine will halt operations leading to the loss of between 150 and 200 jobs.
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“A guy like me don’t sleep well after news like that,” Les Ellsworth, President of USW Local 6166 said from Thompson. “It was very heavy.”
Vale Canada said in a statement weak nickel prices are the primary factor.
In 2011 nickel prices hovered around $30,000 per tonne, they’ve since fallen below $10,000.