Metals X halts work at Nifty for repairs

Metals X has temporarily suspended underground mining at its Nifty copper operation to undertake repairs.

In a brief statement today, the Perth-based miner said underground mining at Nifty had been halted for about seven days while it carries out remedial repairs to an escape way, following a routine inspection.

The mine is expected to be fully operational again by the end of next week.

Metals X took ownership of Nifty from Aditya Birla Minerals in August last year.

Shares in Metals X were 4.1 per cent lower to 80 cents each at 10:15am.