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Jacob Shteyman

Jobs slashed as miner Aurora enters administration

Aurora Metals mines and processes zinc, copper, lead, gold and silver. (Rebecca Le May/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

More than 150 workers have lost their jobs and a further 45 employees are at risk after Queensland miner Aurora Metals entered voluntary administration following an unsuccessful public offering and plummeting zinc price.

Liquidator KordaMentha has been appointed to oversee the sale and recapitalisation of the group's mining and processing assets, which include zinc, copper, lead, gold and silver production facilities.

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