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New Century ready to start slinging slurry

THE entire 304km concentrate slurry pipeline from New Century Zinc’s Century zinc mine at Lawn Hill in northern Queensland to the Karumba port has been commissioned.

New Century operational support officer Jeff Langton (left) and Ausenco project engineer Christian Small with the second cleaning pig.

New Century operational support officer Jeff Langton (left) and Ausenco project engineer Christian Small with the second cleaning pig.

The pipeline is filled and fully pressurised in readiness to receive the first concentrate. The pipeline commissioning process included: Hydrostatic testing; Running two cleaning pigs through...

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