WA:Magellan to recommence lead transport

AAP General News (Australia)
02-23-2011
WA:Magellan to recommence lead transport

By Angie Raphael

PERTH, Feb 23 AAP - Magellan Metals is expected to resume operations at its Wiluna
minesite and transport lead through the port of Fremantle within weeks after the West
Australian government lifted its ban.

Magellan was forced to cease transporting the material on December 31, 2010, while
an investigation was held to determine if the company had exceeded lead limits imposed
on it.

But an independent review of Magellan's air quality monitoring in shipping containers
has found lead levels do not exceed the limits set as part of …