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Xstrata (LON:XTA) report: George Fisher mine expansion approved

October 29, 2010, Friday, 18:48 GMT | 13:48 EST | 22:18 IST | 00:48 SGT
Contributed by Daniel Stewart & Company


By Daniel Stewart & Co

 

- Xstrata has announced that it has approved an investment of A$274m in its George Fisher underground zinc mine at Mount Isa in Australia.


- The investment will expand production capacity by around 30% from 2013, taking it from 3.5 mt/y to 4.5 mt/y.


- The George Fisher mine hosts one of the world’s largest resources of zinc – it currently hosts a remaining reserve of 76 mt and has a planned life of 21 years.