Xstrata Sudbury workers approve 3-year deal

TORONTO Feb 2 (Reuters) - Unionized workers at Xstrata's (XTA.L) Sudbury mining operations ratified a new three-year labor contract on Tuesday, the union said.

As part of the agreement, which was reached early on Monday after frantic last-minute bargaining, Xstrata will reopen the Fraser nickel mine, which it suspended last year due to low nickel prices.

Union members voted 93 percent to approve the deal, said Jerry Dias, assistant to the president of the Canadian Auto Workers union. (Reporting by Cameron French; editing by Rob Wilson, Gary Hill)