Port Pirie is home to one of the largest lead and multi-metal smelters in the world, resulting in historical and ongoing lead contamination in the community. Infants and children are particularly ...

Global commodities company Trafigura says Australia’s hopes of becoming a leading exporter of critical minerals are at risk ...

LONDON, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Nyrstar's Port Pirie lead smelter in Australia is ramping up production after completion of a project to improve efficiency, the Netherlands-based company said on Wednesday.

which made very important products at the Port Pirie smelter and supported 1000 jobs “We’re not in the business of operating lead smelters.But it is important and they are producing important ...

The company owns the Port Pirie lead smelter and Hobart zinc smelter. After the chief executive of Nyrstar Australia's parent company, Trafigura, was quoted as telling an international business ...

Port Pirie locals say their home would become "a ... The smelter processes and refines lead, silver, zinc fume, copper matte and by-products including sulphuric acid, according to Nyrstar.