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Temporary Shut Down Of Blast Furnace At Port Pirie Smelter


The blast furnace at Pasminco Port Pirie Smelter was shut down early this morning to complete repairs resulting from a tapper failure. Full production is expected to be resumed on Wednesday evening 26 January.

Production shortfall for the five days is expected to be in the vicinity of 3,000 tonnes of lead and 100 tonnes of zinc.


For further information contact:

Peter Griffin
Group Manager - Public Affairs
(03) 9288 0463 or 0419 314 265

Trevor Shard
Group Manager - Investor Relations
(03) 9288 9186 or 0419 584 515

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