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Century zinc mine comes to an end

The Century zinc mine in north-west Queensland, Australia will produce its last concentrate in the upcoming months after Hong Kong-listed MMG confirmed mining ended in August.

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Century mine will stop producing in the coming months

Century mine will stop producing in the coming months

Billed as being one of the major catalysts to move the zinc market into deficit, the completion of mining at Australia’s largest open-pit zinc mine could see some 320,000-370,000t of zinc concentrate come...

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