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Yukon’s Minto mine looks to bring back laid off workers

CBC News | December 4, 2016 | 3:20 pm Base Metals Precious Metals Canada Copper Gold Silver

Photo of the Minto mine courtesy of Capstone Mining Corp.

A recent bump in the price of copper has Yukon’s only operating mine looking to bring back some laid-off workers. The Minto copper mine closed all of its open-pit mining operations on Oct. 1, meaning that 58 employees contracted through Pelly Construction Ltd. were laid off.