Whitehaven Coal says its fourth-quarter production almost doubles
The company's Blackwater and Daunia mines in Queensland, which it recently purchased from BHP, produced 4.8 million tonnes.
Ausmelt Ltd has announced that it will suspend operations at its smelter in Whyalla, South Australia.
Managing Director Mr Paul Abbott said today the Whyalla operation had been made uneconomic by recent significant declines in zinc prices and a substantial increase in the price of coal which was the major fuel input into the process….MEIOnline