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The rooster's crows were replaced by a deafening blast early Monday morning as hundreds of Flin Flon residents witnessed the implosion of the HudBay Minerals' south main mine headframe. Built in 1939, it was used to ferry men, equipment and ore into and out of the mine until 2003.

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The rooster’s crows were replaced by a deafening blast early Monday morning as hundreds of Flin Flon residents witnessed the implosion of the HudBay Minerals’ south main mine headframe. Built in 1939, it was used to ferry men, equipment and ore into and out of the mine until 2003.

"Its implosion forever alters the skyline between Flin Flon and its Saskatchewan neighbour, Creighton," Flin Flon Reminder editor Jonathan Naylor said.

 

HARVEY SCHMIDT / FOR THE WINNIPEG FREE PRESS 
Hundreds of residents were up bright and early to witness the historic event.
HARVEY SCHMIDT / FOR THE WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Hundreds of residents were up bright and early to witness the historic event.

 

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