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| Location | |
|---|---|
  McArthur River mine Location in Australia | |
| Location | Borroloola |
| Territory | Northern Territory |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 16°25′34.81″S 136°04′38.73″E / 16.4263361°S 136.0774250°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Lead-zinc-silver bulk concentrate Zinc concentrate |
| Production | Zinc (t): 271,200 Lead (t): 55,300 Silver (oz): 1,675,000 |
| Financial year | 2019[1][2] |
| History | |
| Opened | 1993[3] |
| Owner | |
| Company | Glencore |
| Website | http://www.glencore.com/ http://www.mcarthurrivermine.com.au/ |
The McArthur River mine is a zinc-lead mine,[4] situated about 70 kilometres southwest of Borroloola, near the Gulf of Carpentaria in the northeastern Northern Territory, Australia. It is operated by McArthur River Mining (MRM), a subsidiary of the Swiss mining company Glencore. Although discovered in the 1950s, when it was originally called the HYC or "Here's Your Chance" deposit, it only opened as a mine in 1995. Initially an underground mining operation, the mine has been converted to open-cut.
- ^ "Full Year 2019 Production Report" (PDF). Baar, Switzerland: Glencore. 4 February 2020. p. 12. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "Zinc". Glencore Australia. Sydney, NSW. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "McArthur River Mine". NT EPA. Darwin: NT Environment Protection Authority. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "Minerals Yearbook". 2005.