George Fisher mine
Location
LocationMount Isa
Queensland
CountryAustralia
Coordinates20°33′01″S 139°28′31″E / 20.55028°S 139.47528°E / -20.55028; 139.47528
Production
Productssilver
Owner
CompanyXstrata

The George Fisher Mine is a mine located near Mount Isa in Queensland, Australia. It is one of the largest zinc, lead and silver mines in the world.[1] The mine is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Mount Isa in North West Queensland. It mine has estimated reserves of 150.4 million ounces of silver.[1] It was named after George Fisher, the former chairman of Mount Misa Mines.[2]

Xstrata acquired the mine in 2003 when it took over MIM Holdings Limited. At the time there were known zinc reserves of 33 million tonnes. In 2010, the ore reserve estimate was 76 million tonnes.[3] In 2013, Glencore merged with XStrata and the mine is now operated by Glencore.[4]

The mine utilises a ground-mounted friction hoist which lifts ore from a depth of over 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi).[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "George Fisher Lead, Zinc and Silver Mine, Australia". mining-technology.com. 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "George Fisher Lead, Zinc and Silver Mine". Mining Technology. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  3. 1 2 "New hoist to increase production at George Fisher mine – one of the world?s largest zinc reserves". International Mining. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  4. ↑ Scott, Mark (2 May 2013). "Glencore Completes Deal for Xstrata". DealBook (published 2 May 2013). Retrieved 21 February 2019.
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