Copper Refineries Limited is a major metallurgical processing facility located at Stuart, about 15km south of Townsville in North Queensland. Operated by Glencore through Copper Refineries Pty Ltd, the refinery is a key component of the North Queensland copper supply chain and forms the final stage of processing for copper mined in the Mount Isa […]

The Sun Metals Refinery is a major zinc refining facility located at Stuart, about 15km south of Townsville in North Queensland. The refinery is owned and operated by Sun Metals Corporation, a subsidiary of the global metals company Korea Zinc, one of the world’s largest producers of zinc, lead and silver. Construction of the refinery […]

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