Locals say the possible closure of the Port Pirie smelter and the loss of the 900 jobs associated with it would have ongoing ...

The South Australian government has put all its chips on the table for the Whyalla steelworks and Port Pirie lead smelter. The next six months will be critical.

South Australia's premier says there is a "national imperative" to keep smelters running, as a $135 million assistance package for Nyrstar operations at Port Pirie and Hobart expires.

The South Australian government and the operator of the Port Pirie smelter have agreed to extend lead abatement funding by a decade, conceding more effort is needed to address lead pollution. Port ...

Port Pirie would be decimated by the closure of its metals smelter, warns a new report blaming China’s “aggressive geo-economic interference” for its financial woes. Released exclusively to The ...

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The operator of smelters in South Australia and Tasmania is urging state and federal governments to provide support, indicating it needs financial support to keep the facilities afloat. Nyrstar ...

The future of Port Pirie's lead smelter has been secured after its owners, Nyrstar, committed to a $514 million upgrade. The 120-year-old smelter will be transformed into an advanced metals recovery ...

John Seindanis spoke no English and only had the clothes on his back the day he took a risk that would change not only the course of his own life but the next two generations of his family's. Mr ...