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Court decision whacks McArthur River

XSTRATA’S McArthur River zinc mine has been hit by a double whammy, with weak zinc prices causing the mine to scale back operations and now a Federal Court decision blocking its planned expansion.

Kate Haycock
Court decision whacks McArthur River

The Swiss mining house is now "carefully considering" the judgement - a 2:1 decision in the Federal Court in favour of an appeal from Aboriginal landowners in the McArthur River region - which will see...

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