⚙️ Cockle Creek Smelter

Australia · Oceania · 32.95°S, 151.63°E

Cockle Creek Smelter was a zinc and lead smelter located at the northern end of Lake Macquarie near Boolaroo in Newcastle, New South Wales. The smelter was built in by the Sulphide Corporation in 1896 and the first attempts to refine zinc using the Ashcroft Process began in 1897 but that process was abandoned shortly after due to technical difficulties.

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Country	Australia
Continent / region	Oceania
Coordinates (approx.)	32.95°S, 151.63°E · view on map

Cockle Creek Smelter is located in Australia, in Oceania.

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