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BIG PICTURE OUTLOOK To counter balance the expected reduced
production at the Hemlo mines, the town Council is
looking at diversification. Mayor Dumas says, “We
Operations are starting to wind down at the mine,
have an opportunity with Generation Mining, which
but just like its name implies, Marathon is in it for
owns 51 per cent in a Marathon PGM ore body. And
the long run. Since his election as Mayor in 2006,
are currently investigating another potential mine
Dumas has set his sights on the big picture, seeking
which would mean up to 350 long-term jobs in the
out economic opportunities that will sustain the
community.”
community for future generations.
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