Location Mount Isa Products silver | Country Australia Company Glencore | |
Address Hilton QLD 4825, Australia Similar Mount Isa Mines, Atlas Copco Mining an, All‑Rig Lifting & Engineeri, PYBAR Mining Services, Aberfoyle Resources Ltd | ||
The George Fisher mine is one of the largest zinc, lead & silver mines in Australia and in the world. The mine is located 20 km north of Mount Isa in North West Queensland. The mine has estimated reserves of 150.4 million oz of silver.
Xstrata acquired the mine in 2003 when it took over MIM Holdings Limited. At the time there were known zinc reserves of 33 Mt. in 2010, the ore reserve estimate was 76 Mt.
The mine utilises a ground-mounted friction hoist which lifts ore from a depth of 1,135 m.
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