Re: News Release - Monday, August 16, 2010
Title: Don MacDonald Appointed As Chief Financial Officer for Quadra FNX Mining Ltd

Vancouver, Canada - August 16th, 2010 Quadra FNX Mining Ltd. ("Quadra FNX" or "the Company") (QUX:TSX) is pleased to announce that Mr. Robert ("Don") MacDonald has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the company, effective August 16th, 2010 Mr. MacDonald takes over from Mr. Stuart McDonald, the former Chief Financial Officer of Quadra and the interim Chief Financial Officer of Quadra FNX.

Mr. MacDonald has over 25 years experience in mine development, operation and financing. During his career Don has been involved in the operation or development of ten mines in North and South America, the completion of mine financings totaling over US$2 billion and multiple merger and acquisition transactions. Don was most recently the Chief Financial Officer of NovaGold Resources Inc. (2003-2010) a company with two large development properties. Prior to NovaGold, Don was the Chief Financial Officer for a public biotech company (2001-2003), De Beers Canada Mining (formerly Winspear Diamonds) (1999-2001) and Dayton Mining (1991-1999) and Vice-President Finance of Granges Inc (1983-1991). Don is a chartered accountant, and holds bachelor's and master's degrees in engineering from Oxford University.

Paul Blythe, president & CEO of Quadra FNX: "We are delighted to have Don join Quadra FNX. Don's experience in the finance and development of large-scale mining projects will immediately strengthen the Quadra FNX management team .Stuart has done a tremendous job for Quadra FNX prior to the transaction and over the integration period and we wish him every success in his future endeavors."

About Quadra FNX Mining Ltd. (TSX: QUX)

Quadra FNX Mining Ltd. is a leading mid-tier copper mining company with corporate offices in Vancouver, B.C. and Toronto, Ontario. Quadra FNX produces copper, gold, nickel and platinum group metals from its operating mines: the Robinson mine in Nevada, the Carlota mine in Arizona, Franke mine in northern Chile, and the McCreedy West, Levack and Podolsky mines in Sudbury, Ontario. The Company possesses several advanced development projects, including the Morrison Deposit in Sudbury, the Sierra Gorda copper-molybdenum project in Chile and the Malmbjerg molybdenum development project in Greenland. Quadra FNX employs approximately 1,650 people in North and South America.

Media and Investor Relations Contact:

Derek White	Nawojka Wachowiak
Executive Vice President, Corporate Development	Vice President, Investor Relations
(604) 807-7555	(416) 642-9209

FNX Mining Company Inc.


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FNX Mining is a nickel producing company based in Canada.

FNX Mining is listed in Canada and in Germany. Its market capitalisation is CA$ 1.3 billions as of today (US$ 1.2 billions, € 1.0 billions).

Its stock quote reached its lowest recent point on December 29, 2000 at CA$ 0.17, and its highest recent level on May 27, 2010 at CA$ 12.37.

FNX Mining has 102 015 000 shares outstanding.

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