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Rail issues crimp NQ zinc, copper, lead deliveries

WITH the Mount Isa rail line between Cloncurry and Hughden still underwater, it is unclear when zinc, lead and copper from north Queensland mines can be transported again to Townsville, with some suggestions the line could be closed for up to 12 months.

Rail services for mines around Mt Isa and Cloncurry are suspended indefinitely.

Rail services for mines around Mt Isa and Cloncurry are suspended indefinitely.

The line is the major freight route for mines around Mt Isa and Cloncurry in northwestern Queensland. A Pacific National train with 80 wagons loaded with zinc concentrate, lead concentrate and copper...

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