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Australia’s last manganese smelter, Liberty Bell Bay, is shutting down for good, leaving over 200 workers jobless after years of failed revival attempts. Once a vital steel production hub since 1962, the facility halted operations in mid-2025 and has been under administration since March. A last-ditch buying group dropped out due to mounting logistical and financial hurdles, worsened by the global economic climate. Though some staff will remain to safely decommission the site and handle environmental compliance, the closure marks a devastating blow to the Bell Bay community. The Tasmanian government’s earlier $20 million loan to restart operations went unused, and receivers now manage a stranded ore stockpile — a stark symbol of the smelter’s final, failed comeback.

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