Zinc mine expansion means hundreds of jobs for Mount Isa
Nov. 10, 2010 04:53AM PST
Base Metals Investing 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.