At the TEMCO smelter at Georgetown, manganese ore, iron ore and coal from mainland Australia are mixed with local quartzite and limestone to produce ferro- and silico-manganese alloys, used in overseas steel industries.
TEMCO, Summary - 2000-01
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| | Units | Value |
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| Production |  |  |
| - Ferromanganese | tonnes | 124,568 |
| - Silicomanganese | tonnes | 120,758 |
| - Sinter | tonnes | 168,077 |
| Employment |  |  |
| - Employees | no. | 264 |
| - Contractors | no. | 13 |
| - Total | no. | 277 |
| Capital expenditure | $m | 8.3 |
Source: Mineral Resources Tasmania, Annual Review 2000-2001. |
This page last updated 3 January 2007