Power failure and the limitations of diesel-generated electricity caused a lead smelter in Australia to shut down operations for around two weeks.
All operations have resumed and the plant is now back and running at full production.
Multi-metals firm Nyrstar was forced to shut its Port Pirie smelter in South Australia after severe storms led to an outage of its power supply, including the blast furnace on September 28th.
China is to introduce restrictions on antimony exports and this could lead to another flashpoint with the West over control of critical minerals, according to Reuters columnist Andy Home.
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