Glencore is reviewing the future of its Mount Isa copper smelter and Townsville refinery in Queensland.
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Mt Isa copper smelter reprieved until 2022
Glencore has announced finalisation of an agreement with the Queensland Government which will keep the Mount Isa Mines Copper Smelter open until the end of 2022.
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Bell Bay smelter clocks up 60 years
Tasmania’s Bell Bay smelter, reportedly the oldest aluminium smelter in the southern hemisphere, is celebrating its 60th anniversary.
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Nyrstar secures Tasmanian smelter future
Nyrstar has signed an agreement to invest in its Tasmanian smelter, as the company announces a new Australian CEO.
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Proposed RET changes welcomed by Portland Alcoa smelter
Yesterday the federal government announced its proposed changes to the Renewable Energy Target, which were welcomed by Alcoa’s Portland smelter.
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Former BHP worker awarded $2.2m in asbestos case
A former worker who was exposed to asbestos at a New South Wales steelworks has won a record $2.2 million damages claim against BHP Billiton.
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Glencore’s Mt Isa Mines charged with worker death
Four companies have been charged in relation to the death of a worker at the Mt Isa copper smelter last year.
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Setback for $1 million Mount Isa lead poisoning claim
Mount Isa mum Sharlene Body’s compensation case against mining giant Xstrata has had a setback after the Supreme Court decided to strike out pleadings from her lawyers.
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Study shows lead concerns at Mt. Isa
A new study has found a categorical link between mining activities in Mount Isa and lead contamination in local children.
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Writedown of Tiwai Point aluminium smelter
Rio Tinto has written down the value of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter to just $14.8 million from $806.9 million.
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Rio Tinto warns that Gove operations could be suspended
The operations of Rio Tinto’s troubled Gove aluminium refinery in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, are at risk of being suspended.
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Former worker blames cancer on Xstrata smelter
A former Mount Isa Mines worker has lodged a complaint against Xstrata after he was diagnosed with lung cancer.
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Rio Tinto’s New Zealand smelter to axe jobs
Rio Tinto's New Zealand Aluminium Smelters has announced it will axe 100 jobs by November.
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Contamination incident at Rio Tinto smelter
The Fire Service has been called to an unnamed incident at Rio Tinto's Tiwai smelter in New Zealand.
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Rio secures Bell Bay smelter’s future
Tasmania's Bell Bay smelter looks to buck the current trend of closures as an agreement between Rio Tinto and the government secures it future.
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BHP restarts smelter ops in Tasmania, cuts jobs
BHP has announced that it restarted its TEMCO manganese smelter operations in Tasmania but will cut jobs at the site.
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Rio sells off Alcan Cable
Rio Tinto has sold off its Alcan Cable business.
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Rio to close Lynemouth smelter, no plans for Bell Bay
Rio Tinto has announced that it will shut the Lynemouth aluminium smelter in the UK, but reassured workers that it has no plans to do the same at the Bell Bay smelter in Tasmania.
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Acid plant shutdown sees increased smelter emissions
The extended closure of Incitec Pivot's acid plant in Queensland has resulted in Xstrata's copper smelter's increasing sulphur dioxide emission levels.
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