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Victorian coal ash could be used in new magnesium plant

CONSTRUCTION of Latrobe Magnesium’s initial $54 million 3000 tonne per annum magnesium plant in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley – which could be supplied by Yallourn coal ash – is expected to begin in December.

Yallourn power station in Victoria.

Yallourn power station in Victoria.

The Yallourn ash from its ash landfill is sufficient for more than 10 years' production of 40,000tpa. The proposed plant will use an innovative process of combined hydrometallurgy and thermal reduction...

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