Jan 6 (Reuters) - Imperial Metals Corp III.TO :
* Imperial reports huckleberry mine suspends pit operations
* Says has suspended pit operations at the huckleberry mine, affecting
approximately 100 of its 260 employees
* Says hml will retain the balance of its work force to continue milling
stockpiled ore
* Says hml will continue to work with employees and other stakeholders to
manage through this difficult period
* While hml has made efforts to reduce operating costs at huckleberry mine,
savings not sufficient to offset declining copper prices
* Rpt-imperial reports huckleberry mine suspends pit operations
* Source text for Eikon ID:nCCNb8JcQw
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