Gamsberg Zinc Mine Project to Recover Output at Vedanta Subsidiary

Published: Aug 25, 2017 19:17
The Gamsberg zinc mine project will help annual output at Zinc International recover to above 300,000 tonnes.

SHANGHAI, Aug. 25 (SMM) – The Gamsberg zinc mine project will help annual output at Zinc International recover to above 300,000 tonnes.

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Zinc International has invested over 80% of the $400 million construction cost for the first phase of Gamsberg zinc mine project whose service life is expected to be 13 years.

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The mine will offset losses from the shutdown at Lisheen mine. Zinc International is a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources'.

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