Monday, May 18, 2009

Alumina refinery at Abbot Point (Bowen) shelved

Whitsundays Online

Chalco has asked the QLD Government for permission to postpone its plans to construct and operate a alumina refinery at Abbot Point, near Bowen.

The proposed alliance between Chalco and Rio Tinto
appears to be the main reason for the change in Chalco's plans, and it will probably be built in Gladstone now, where Rio Tinto has interests already there.

Full story at The Courier Mail

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