Nyrstar heralds first antimony shipment from Port Pirie

PROCESSING

The $135 million rescue package seems to have paid off

Nyrstar's Port Pirie smelter will have the potential to produce up to 5000 tonnes of antimony metal each year.

Nyrstar’s Port Pirie smelter will have the potential to produce up to 5000 tonnes of antimony metal each year. | Credits: Nyrstar

Nyrstar is lauding the first shipment of antimony metal from its Port Pirie smelter in South Australia, having averted a possible shutdown last year thanks to a $135 million rescue package from the state…

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