EZ Industries
| Industry | Mining |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1916 |
| Founder | Amalgamated Zinc |
| Defunct | 1984 |
| Fate | Taken over by North Broken Hill Peko |
| Headquarters | , Australia |
| Products | Zinc, lead |
| Subsidiaries | Emu Bay Railway Energy Resources of Australia (31%) |
EZ Industries, formerly the Electrolytic Zinc Company, was a zinc miner and refiner in Australia.
History
[edit]EZ Industries was established in 1916 by Amalgamated Zinc as the Electrolytic Zinc Company to operate the Risdon Zinc Works on the banks of the Derwent River in Risdon, Tasmania.[1][2][3] It was renamed EZ Industries in February 1957.[4] In 1967, EZ purchased the Emu Bay Railway.[5]
In February 1983, EZ opened the Elura Nine near Cobar, New South Wales.[6] It built a 45 kilometre railway line to connect with the Main Western railway line to move zinc to Newcastle for shipping to Risdon.[7][8][9] In 1984, EZ was taken over by North Broken Hill Peko.[10]
EZ owned a 31% stake in the Ranger Uranium Mine through its Energy Resources of Australia shareholding.[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ Electrolytic Zinc Barrier Miner 20 October 1916 page 2
- ^ Mining News Adelaide Advertiser 30 December 1916 page 12
- ^ Risdon Smelter Mining Link
- ^ El Zine Bonus After Record £2.8m profit The Argus 24 October 1956 page 17
- ^ Emu Bay Railway Taken Over by Principal Customer Railway Transportation March 1967 page 7
- ^ Elura Mine CBH Resources
- ^ Cobar Developments - New Mine & Railway Railway Digest March 1981 page 73
- ^ Elura Mine and Railway Opened Railway Digest May 1983 page 160
- ^ Cobar's mining history Department of Primary Industries (New South Wales) February 2007
- ^ EZ directors accept bid Canberra Times 10 July 1984 page 15
- ^ EZI to join in Ranger development Canberra Times 24 January 1980 page 16
- ^ Uranium bonanza for EZ Canberra Times 24 August 1983 page 30