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Marquette County's Eagle Mine sold to Talon Metals

MARQUETTE COUNTY, MI— Talon Metals is acquiring the Eagle Mine from the Lundin Mining Corporation.

Talon will also acquire the Humboldt Mill and become the parent company of the mine. Darby Stacey, Eagle’s current managing director, will become Talon’s new CEO. Jack Lundin, the CEO of Lundin Mining, will serve on the Talon board of directors.

Lunding Mining is to own 19.99 percent of Talon Metals shares, becoming the largest shareholder.

Talon officials say the ultimate vision for the company is to have multiple mines and processing facilities in Michigan and Minnesota. Exploration of sites in Michigan will resume in 2026.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.