Glencore assesses cyclone damage at McArthur River mine

After enduring the impact of a cyclone that brought unprecedented rainfall, commodities major Glencore is now initiating the process of restoring its McArthur River zinc and lead mine, in Australia, to normal operations. Operations at the Northern Territory mine were suspended on March 18 in anticipation of Cyclone Megan’s arrival, which ultimately resulted in a deluge of 274 mm of rain within a 24-hour period on March 19, surpassing a 50-year-old rainfall record set in 1974.