00:01After three tragic deaths in quick succession, Queenstown's Mount Lyell mine was all but
00:07shut down in 2014.
00:08This is a mine that had been operational for over a century.
00:11It was central to the West Coast community and to the broader Tasmanian economy.
00:17Today's announcement that South African company Sabanier Stillwater has approved the restart
00:22of the mine has been greeted enthusiastically by the government and business leaders alike
00:26and is generating a buzz of conversation here in Queenstown already.
00:31The general manager of the mine Clint Mays says about 23 people have been on site since
00:362014 but with today's announcement they plan to hire a further eight people before the
00:41end of the year and ramp up to a workforce of around 300 people by the time the mine reopens
00:47in 2029.
00:48Before then almost half a billion dollars will be spent modernising the mine site, refurbishing
00:54underground tunnels and upgrading equipment.
00:57The company says the current high copper price is a sweetener but that they believe this mine
01:02will provide the metals the world needs for everything from electronics to the technologies
01:08of the future including space travel and AI data centres.
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