MARQUETTE, Mich. (WZMQ) – Marquette County’s Eagle Mine and Humboldt Mill are under new ownership and management. After 11 years under parent company Lundin Mining, Eagle Mine’s operations now fall under Talon Metals Corporation, after completing a sale in early January.
“We’re always looking for future growth opportunities and future ore bodies to extend our operations,” said Matt Johnson, a representative for Talon Metals.
In closing, Lundin Mining received roughly 275 million common shares of Talon, compared to an existing 18 million. The purchase brings more chances to widen the U.P.’s ore procedures, combining with Talon’s existing nickel mining operations out of Tamarack, Minnesota.
Johnson says both the Eagle Mine and Humboldt Mill will remain as staple job sites for hundreds, and that the expansion will only strengthen its access to exploration.
“One of the most significant opportunities we have with the merge is protecting the jobs that we already have,” he said. “Total employment now reaches just over 500 people.”
Talon Metals is now the third industrial user of the Humboldt Mill and Eagle Mine, acquiring the only nickel processing facility in the country.
