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Fire cuts production at Mt Isa

ZINC and lead production at Xstrata Zinc's Mt Isa operation in Queensland has been cut following a fire late last week that damaged a plant and sent the metals' prices higher.

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Fire cuts production at Mt Isa

The miner reported the fire started at a redundant sampler chute which was being removed from a conveyor circuit at the heavy medium plant within the operation's zinc-lead concentrator. The chute's...

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