{"id":2072,"date":"2016-12-22T07:22:09","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T20:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yinghuiinternational.com\/?p=2072"},"modified":"2016-12-22T08:39:55","modified_gmt":"2016-12-21T21:39:55","slug":"queensland-government-invests-in-the-future-of-mount-isa-mines-smelter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yinghuiinternational.com\/index.php\/2016\/12\/22\/queensland-government-invests-in-the-future-of-mount-isa-mines-smelter\/","title":{"rendered":"Queensland Government invests in the future of Mount Isa Mines smelter"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Queensland Government has made a $15 million offer of support for rebricking of Glencore\u2019s Mount Isa Mines copper smelter.<\/p>\n

Acting Premier Curtis Pitt said the joint-funding proposal was a way of underpinning the north-west region\u2019s economy to keep local workers on the tools.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe offer of a $15 million grant is about working with a crucial copper and zinc business in Mount Isa<\/span> which employs 4000 people and indirectly supports thousands more jobs in the regional economy,\u201d Pitt said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will also provide significant stimulus to the local economy. This support is designed to incentivise Mount Isa Mines\u2019 further investments in the North West region.\u201d<\/p>\n

The grant depends on Mount Isa Mines\u2019 commitment to maintain third-party access to the smelter and will be paid through the state\u2019s $170 million jobs and regional growth fund, which was unveiled earlier this month, Pitt added.<\/p>\n

Rebricking of the smelter will extend its useful life by re-lining critical components including the anode and rotary holding furnaces.<\/span><\/p>\n

Several other local businesses are also expected to benefit from the extension of the smelter\u2019s operating life, including Incitec Pivot\u2019s Phosphate Hill operation, which relies partially on the sulphuric acid produced as a by-product from the smelter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Queensland Government has made a $15 million offer of support for rebricking of Glencore\u2019s Mount Isa Mines copper smelter. Acting Premier Curtis Pitt said the joint-funding proposal was a way of underpinning the north-west region\u2019s economy to keep local workers on the tools. \u201cThe offer of a $15 million grant is about working with … Continue reading “Queensland Government invests in the future of Mount Isa Mines smelter”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-umecc-slag-pot"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p83F9T-xq","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8543,"url":"https:\/\/yinghuiinternational.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/22\/mount-isa-mines-levels-up-renewables\/","url_meta":{"origin":2072,"position":0},"title":"Mount Isa Mines levels up renewables","author":"yinghui","date":"March 22, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"OLIVIA THOMSON APA solar farm at Mount Isa, Queensland. 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