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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Xstrata Delays Closure Of New Brunswick Lead-Zinc Mine

Xstrata is expected to defer closure of its lead-zinc mine near Bathurst in northern New Brunswick. The mine was to close this month but Xstrata Zinc now says that it will stay open until 2011.

The mine has an annual capacity of 3.6 million tonnes of ore containing zinc, lead, copper, and silver.