The financial downturn has put that project on hold for now, but Alcoa, which already has one smelter in Iceland, still sees the country as a site for cheap, power-intensive .
Sadly, there's been almost no improvement in the decades since, and though the mines and smelter are no longer operating, lead levels in Kabwe are astronomical.
Even after active emissions from the smelter are reduced, the expended lead will remain in La Oroya's soil for centuries and there's currently no plan to clean it up.
Orbite Announces Offtake Agreement with Glencore Orbite Aluminae Inc. today announced an offtake agreement with Glencore International AG , a subsidiary of Glencore Xstrata plc , for the purchase of smelter-grade alumina from the Corporation's proposed ...
June 17, 2013 - Marketwired via Yahoo! Finance
Copper smelter Sterlite re-opens after protests: sources By Krishna N Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's top copper smelter re-opened on Sunday after complaints from residents forced a two-month shutdown, a company source directly involved with the court-mandated ...
June 16, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! Finance
India's biggest top copper smelter may re-open June 16 - sources By Krishna N Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's biggest copper smelter is likely to re-open on Sunday after a two-month shutdown which was prompted by complaints from nearby residents about its emissions ...
June 14, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! Finance