Australia’s Mt Isa zinc railway reopens to freight after February floods

A railway that carries zinc from major producers such as Glencore across Australia’s outback has reopened to freight trains, the line’s owner Queensland Rail said on Monday.

The 1, 00-km (620-mile) rail line was cut by floods in February and is used by miners including Glencore, MMG Ltd and South32 to carry zinc and lead concentrate from the Mt Isa region to a port at Townsville.