Levack Restart Puts Magna on Two-Mine Path
The project could pay back its initial investment in about seven months, and the mine is expected to employ about 200 full-time workers.
- On Thursday, Magna Mining Inc. formally approved the restart of the Levack Mine in Sudbury, Ontario, targeting commercial production by mid-2028.
- The Levack Mine ceased operations in 2018 due to slumping metal prices; Magna Mining acquired the shuttered site from KGHM International Ltd. in 2024.
- A preliminary economic study forecasts 7.3 years of commercial production from 5.75 million short tons of ore, with initial capital investment estimated at $70.1 million.
- Once fully operational, the mine will employ 200 full-time workers. Magna Mining CEO Jason Jessup said the plan focuses on copper, which has been "doing very well" from a price perspective.
- Jessup said the Levack restart is part of a broader strategy to bring shuttered Sudbury mines back into production by leveraging existing infrastructure; Magna is also evaluating the Crean Hill project.
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Mine shut down in Greater Sudbury in 2018 could reopen by 2028, says Magna Mining
A Sudbury mine that shut down eight years ago in the face of slumping metal prices could soon be headed back into production. Magna Mining announced Thursday that a preliminary economic study shows the Levack Mine could be economically viable again.
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Financial PostMagna Mining Reports Results of Levack Mine Preliminary Economic Assessment and Approves Restart of Production
SUDBURY, Ontario, Oct. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Magna Mining Inc. (TSX: NICU) (OTCQX: MGMNF) (FSE: 8YD) (“Magna” or the “Company”) is pleased to...
Levack restart puts Magna on two-mine path – by Henry Lazenby (Northern Miner – October 8, 2026)
Global mining news Magna Mining has approved a $70-million (US$49 million) restart of its Levack nickel-copper mine near Sudbury, Ont., targeting commercial production by mid-2028. Thursday’s preliminary economic assessment values Levack, about 400 km north of Toronto, at $227 million after tax using a 7% discount rate. That’s less than half Desjardins analyst Bryce Adams’ ...
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