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Air Pollution Issue Leads Glencore To Consider Closing Canada’s Only Copper Smelter

Parties Return to the Drawing Board After Residents of Rouyn-Noranda Show No Interest in Home Buyback Proposal
Glencore's Horne smelter has stood at the norther edge of Rouyn-Noranda since 1927. (Glencore)
Glencore's Horne smelter has stood at the norther edge of Rouyn-Noranda since 1927. (Glencore)

A plan to purchase and demolish 80 homes to create a buffer zone protecting residents from toxic fumes emanating from the Horne Smelter in Rouyn-Noranda has been put on the backburner, as the Swiss-based owner has opened the possibility of simply shutting the facility down.

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