Jan 20 (Reuters) - Independence Group NL IGO.AX :
* Funding and execution of tropicana and nova brownfields exploration programs
will remain priority and will continue as planned in cy16.
* Exploration activities at long suspended, given low nickel prices; this has
resulted in approximately thirty roles being made redundant in January 2016
* Says production and cash costs guidance for long is unaffected by the
suspension of the exploration activities
* Regional exploration expenditures will be scaled back at jaguar
* Greenfields exploration expenditure will be rationalised"
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