McArthur River zinc mine
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This article is about the McArthur River Lead-Zinc Mine, Northern Territory, Australia. For the McArthur River Uranium Mine, Saskatchewan, Canada, see McArthur River uranium mine.
The McArthur River mine is a zinc-lead mine,[4] situated about 70 kilometres southwest of Borroloola, near the Gulf of Carpentaria in the northeastern Northern Territory, Australia. It is operated by McArthur River Mining (MRM), a subsidiary of the Swiss mining company Glencore. Although discovered in the 1950s, when it was originally called the HYC or "Here's Your Chance" deposit, it only opened as a mine in 1995. Initially an underground mining operation, the mine has been converted to open-cut.
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Location | |
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Location | Borroloola |
Territory | Northern Territory |
Country | Australia |
Coordinates | 16°25′34.81″S 136°04′38.73″E |
Production | |
Products | Lead-zinc-silver bulk concentrate Zinc concentrate |
Production | Zinc (t): 271,200 Lead (t): 55,300 Silver (oz): 1,675,000 |
Financial year | 2019[1][2] |
History | |
Opened | 1993[3] |
Owner | |
Company | Glencore |
Website | http://www.glencore.com/ http://www.mcarthurrivermine.com.au/ |
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