Australian Primary Lead Smelters

Researched by  Filip Szczepanski, LEAD Group mapping volunteer, and Elizabeth O’Brien Manager, Global Lead Advice and Support Service (GLASS), Sydney, Australia. Mapped by Filip Szczepanski.

1. Operation: Mount Isa Mines Copper ISASMELT™

Company: Xstrata IsaSmelt

Suburb/Town:Mt Isa

State/Territory: QLD

Website: http://www.isasmelt.com/EN/Pages/default.aspx; http://www.isasmelt.com/EN/Installations/Pages/MountIsaMinesCopperSmelter.aspx

2. Operation: North Queensland Zinc*

Company: North Queensland Zinc

Suburb/Town: Kelso

State/Territory: QLD

Website: http://www.startlocal.com.au/industrial/coppersilverleadandzincsmelting
andrefining/

*Queensland Department of Environment and heritage Protection could not confirm in time for our publication deadline whether this smelter is operational and we could not locate its site address online so it was not mapped

3. Operation: Townsville Copper Refinery & Port Operations

Company: Xstrata

Suburb/Town: Stuart

State/Territory: QLD

Website: http://www.xstratacopper.com/EN/Operations/Pages/TownsvilleCopperRefinery.aspx; http://www.whitepages.com.au/cp/xstrata-copper-townsville-operations-452787816q0
6w.html?channel=WP;

4. Operation: Hobart Smelter

Company: Nyrstar

Suburb/Town: Lutana

State/Territory: TAS

Website: http://www.nyrstar.com/operations/Documents/NYR1288%20HOBART%20290911.pdf

5. Operation: Port Pirie Smelter

Company: Nyrstar

Suburb/Town: Port Pirie

State/Territory: SA

Website: http://www.nyrstar.com/operations/Documents/NYR1288%20PORT%20PIRIE%20290
911.pdf