Rosebery
Location
North West Coast, Tasmania
Latitude -41.7707 Longitude 145.5417
Status
Operating Mine. Opened 1938.Expected mine life beyond 2020
Type of Mine and Waste Disposal
Underground
Target Minerals
Zinc concentrate, concentrate, gold doré.
Commodities: Zn, Pb, Au, Ag, (Cu, Cd, Bi, Sb). Commodity Name: Zinc, Lead, Gold, Silver, (Copper, Cadmium, Bismuth, Antimony)
Current Production
700,00 tonnes of ore per annum.
Resources
1.7 million tonnes zinc, 0.5 million tonnes lead, 0.1 million tonnes copper, 0.8 million ounces gold, 61.8 million ounces silver
Ownership and Finance
The MMG group of businesses are owned by China Minmetals Non-ferrous Co., Ltd, a division of China Minmetals Corporation, one of the largest state-owned enterprises in the People’s Republic of China, ranked No 412 on the Fortune Global 500 list in 2008.
Environmental Setting
Environmental Impacts:
Arsenic, lead, cadmium and other heavy metals have been found at high levels in soil, water and dust samples, even by the Chinese mine owners MMG, and some residents have presented with symptoms of both chronic and acute heavy metal toxicity despite low doses – indicating that effects of one heavy metal are synergistic (meaning more than additive) with those of another.
Social Impacts:
Links: