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Tasmanian slag to go around again

AN INFAMOUS 122-year-old slag dump that houses around 60,000t of zinc metal at 14% has been earmarked for development, with owner Intec looking at ways to generate value on its Zeehan slag dump on Tasmania’s west coast.

Karma Barndon
The Zeehan waste rock dump.

The Zeehan waste rock dump.

The Zeehan slag dump sits amongst the ruins of the old Tasmanian Smelting Company, which closed in 1913. The smelter was active from 1898-1946 in the recovery of lead, silver and copper, with operations...

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