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Callum Godde

'No value': smelter blast furnace snuffed out for good

About 500 workers will lose their jobs as the Whyalla steelworks blast furnace shuts down. (Isabella Ward/AAP PHOTOS)

An ageing blast furnace will be permanently shut down, but state and federal leaders are vowing to keep the fire burning on Australian steelmaking.

The Whyalla steelworks' blast furnace has been offline since April, with workers at the South Australian site told on Monday it would soon go completely cold.

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