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Electrolytic Zinc
EZ Industries, formerly the Electrolytic Zinc Company, was a zinc miner and refiner in Australia. History EZ Industries was established in 1916 by Amalgamated Zinc (De Bavay's), Amalgamated Zinc as the Electrolytic Zinc Company to operate the Risdon Zinc Works on the banks of the Derwent River, Tasmania, Derwent River in Risdon, Tasmania. It was renamed EZ Industries in February 1957. In 1967, EZ purchased the Emu Bay Railway. In February 1983, EZ opened the Elura Nine near Cobar, New South Wales. It built a 45 kilometre railway line to connect with the Main Western railway line to move zinc to Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle for shipping to Risdon. In 1984, EZ was taken over by North Limited, North Broken Hill Peko. EZ owned a 31% stake in the Ranger Uranium Mine through its Energy Resources of Australia shareholding. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Limited
North Limited was a diversified mining and resources company. Although based in Australia, its operations eventually extended to six continents. By the late 20th century the company had become the fourth largest iron ore exporter in the world with expansion underway which would have made it equal third. Its biggest asset was a majority stake in Robe River, a major miner of the Pilbara iron ore deposits of Western Australia and the world's lowest cost producer of iron ore. History The company was formed in 1888 as North Broken Hill Silver Mining to exploit the rich silver, lead and zinc deposits at Broken Hill in western New South Wales, the name was shortened to North Broken Hill in 1905. Production at the original North Broken Hill mine wound down and it finally closed in 1993. However over the years the company had diversified into other mining provinces. In 1988 they took over Peko-Wallsend, changing its name to North Broken Hill Peko Limited, then North Limited in 1994. At B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |