Pasminco was established in 1988 when Conzinc Riotinto of Australia and North Broken Hill Peko merged their lead and zinc operations.Pasminco gets TPC go-ahead Canberra Times 1 November 1988 page 19Pasminco booming Canberra Times 31 August 1989 page 15 In May 1998 the Emu Bay Railway, which hauled trains from Pasminco's zinc mine at Rosebery to Burnie, was sold to Australian Transport Network.ATN Buys Emu Bay Tasmanian Rail News issue 201 May 1998 page 2
