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    Zinc mine expansion means hundreds of jobs for Mount Isa

    Investing News Network
    Nov. 10, 2010 04:53AM PST
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    ABC .com reports that an expansion of one of the largest zinc mines in the world, owned by Xstrata(LON:XTA), will create hundreds of jobs, and may also signal a mining boom for the region.

    ABC .com reports that an expansion of one of the largest zinc mines in the world, owned by Xstrata(LON:XTA), will create hundreds of jobs, and may also signal a mining boom for the region.

    The story is quoted as saying:

    The Xstrata-owned George Fisher mine in Mount Isa in north-west Queensland will ramp up its production with the aim of producing 30 per cent more zinc from 2013.

    To access the full story, click here.

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