Australia Announces $105 Million Bailout for Nyrstar Smelters in Tasmania and South Australia
The Australian federal government and state governments in Tasmania and South Australia have announced a $105 million funding package for Nyrstar smelters in Hobart and Port Pirie. This follows a previous $135 million bailout announced in August 2025 that expired on May 1, 2026. The new funding will support operations through the end of 2026 and enable feasibility studies for expanding critical and strategic minerals production.
A joint federal and state announcement on Wednesday morning in Hobart revealed a $105 million funding package to keep Nyrstar's smelters operating. The previous funding arrangement—comprising $57.5 million federal, $55 million from South Australia, and $22.5 million from Tasmania—expired on May 1, 2026. The new package will sustain operations at both the Hobart and Port Pirie facilities through the end of 2026 while allowing Nyrstar to complete a pre-feasibility study and progress further feasibility work on expanding production of critical and strategic minerals such as antimony. South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas described the opportunity to produce these materials in Port Pirie as unique, while Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff emphasized the package would secure approximately 600 direct jobs and 1,000 indirect jobs in Tasmania, with the Port Pirie smelter employing about 800 people directly.
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Breaking: Further $105m federal-state bailout announced for Nyrstar smelters
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