Industry: | Mining |
Foundation: | 1961 |
Defunct: | 1988 |
Peko-Wallsend was an Australian mining company.
Peko-Wallsend was founded in 1961 when Peko Mines merged with Wallsend Investments. In 1962 Peko-Wallsend purchased Toll Transport.[1] In January 1968, Peko-Wallsend acquired a majority shareholding in the Mount Morgan Mine.[2]
In May 1979, Sims Metal was acquired.[3] In December 1979, Peko-Wallsend acquired a 25% stake in the Ranger Uranium Mine.[4]
In 1986, Toll Transport was sold in a management buyout to Paul Little and Peter Rowsthorn.[5] In 1988 Peko Wallsend was taken over by North Limited.[6]