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Ausmelt to Suspend Operations at Whyalla Smelter

infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | October 03, 2008 | 12:14 pm Base Metals Energy Coal Zinc 

Ausmelt Ltd has announced that it will suspend operations at its smelter in Whyalla, South Australia. Managing Director Mr Paul Abbott said today the Whyalla operation had been made uneconomic by recent significant declines in zinc prices and a substantial...

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