Race on to find smelter buyer as job losses loom
Stakeholders are urgently seeking a buyer for the Liberty Bell Bay manganese smelter as court proceedings could lead to significant job losses.
Major Tasmanian smelter faces shutdown after failure to lodge financial reports
Liberty Bell Bay smelter in Tasmania risks shutdown due to five years of unfiled financial reports and the corporate regulator's move to wind up the business.
DR Congo: Kamoa-Kakula, Africa's largest smelter, is an "opportunity and a responsibility"
Kamoa Copper has recently begun exporting copper anodes from its newly operational smelter, which is now the largest in Africa, with both economic and environmental implications discussed by its chairman.
Toddlers' blood lead levels at 10-year high in smelter city of Port Pirie
Toddlers in Port Pirie are experiencing the highest blood lead levels seen in a decade, with nearly 80% of two-year-olds exceeding safety thresholds.
Tougher lead emission limit dropped after smelter pushback
Tasmania's EPA has abandoned plans to tighten lead emission limits for a zinc smelter in Hobart following opposition from its operator, Nyrstar, despite concerns over elevated lead levels in surrounding suburbs.
'Dirty rain' and constant hand washing: Jan's life with lead contamination
A resident near the Nyrstar zinc smelter in Hobart, Australia, expresses her concerns over lead contamination due to high dust sampling results.