Copper Mines of Tasmania
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Copper Mines of Tasmania
Is the name of the successor company to the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company
that operated in Queenstown, Tasmania
for just short of one hundred years.
The first form of the company existed during the time of the Mount Lyell Remediation and Research and Demonstration Program
Following the first form going into administration in 1998 the mine was then acquired in 1999 by Monte Cello BV.
First it operated as a subsidiary and then acquired by Sterlite Industries
(India) Limited It is now owned by Vedanta Resources
.
Its mine output goes to supply the companies copper smelter in Tuticorin, India
.
Is the name of the successor company to the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company
Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company
Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company was a Tasmanian mining company formed on the 29 March 1893, most commonly referred to as Mount Lyell. Mount Lyell was the dominant copper mining company of the West Coast from 1893 to 1994, and was based in Queenstown, Tasmania.Following consolidation of...
that operated in Queenstown, Tasmania
Queenstown, Tasmania
Queenstown is a town in the West Coast region of the island of Tasmania. It is located in a valley on western slopes of Mount Owen on the West Coast Range.It had a population of 5,119 people . At the 2006 census, Queenstown had a population of 2,117....
for just short of one hundred years.
The first form of the company existed during the time of the Mount Lyell Remediation and Research and Demonstration Program
Mount Lyell Remediation and Research and Demonstration Program
The Mount Lyell Remediation and Research and Demonstration Program was a joint program between the Supervising Scientist Australia and the Department of Environment and Land Management, Tasmania to clean up the King River, Queen River and Macquarie Harbour following 100 years of mine waste and...
Following the first form going into administration in 1998 the mine was then acquired in 1999 by Monte Cello BV.
First it operated as a subsidiary and then acquired by Sterlite Industries
Sterlite Industries
Sterlite Industries India Ltd. is a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources plc, a diversified and integrated metals and mining group.-Overview:The company engages primarily in the production of copper in India...
(India) Limited It is now owned by Vedanta Resources
Vedanta Resources
Vedanta Resources plc is a global mining and metals company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the largest mining and non-ferrous metals company in India and also has mining operations in Australia and Zambia. Its main products are copper, zinc, aluminium, lead and iron ore...
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Its mine output goes to supply the companies copper smelter in Tuticorin, India
Thoothukudi
Thoothukudi , also known as Tuticorin, is a port city and a Municipal Corporation in Thoothukudi district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Thoothukudi is the headquarters of Thoothukudi District....
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External links
- http://www.cmt.com.au/history.asp Copper Mines of Tasmania history