Original article by Brad Thompson
The Australian – Page: 15 & 21 : 1-May-26

The $135m joint federal and state assistance package for Nyrstar Australia’s zinc smelter in Hobart and its lead smelter in Port Pirie were announced in August 2025, but expired yesterday. Negotiations with the federal, South Australian and Tasmanian governments to extend the rescue package have stalled, and Nyrstar has advised that it will now consider all options for the smelters. This is likely to include closing the plants, which employ about 1,300 people. The Port Pirie smelter produced antimony for the first time earlier this year; Nystar plans to produce another critical mineral, germanium, at the Hobart plant.

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