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Work halted on Upper Peninsula gold, zinc mine

By John Flesher
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The leading partner in a planned zinc and gold mine in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula says it’s putting the project on hold.

Toronto-based Hudbay Minerals Inc. said Friday it’s suspending development at the Back Forty Project on the Menominee River. Hudbay owns 51 percent of the venture, while Aquila Resources Inc. has a 49 percent stake.

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