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The ground usually shakes twice a day in Mount Isa — it has done so for seven decades.But today, the underground blasts won't ...
The mine operator said it was no longer financially viable and the closure would result in the loss of 500 jobs.
Jarrod Bleiije says Glencore “owe it” to the people of Mount Isa and Townsville to look after its workers as the mining giant prepares to pause its major operations in Queensland.
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Glencore (LON: GLEN) is set to shut its final two copper mines in Mount Isa, Queensland, next week, ending more than six decades of operations and marking the company’s exit from upstream copper ...
The Cootamundra stockman is once again preparing for a 4400 km round trip to the Queensland outback to compete in the biggest rodeo in the Southern Hemisphere – the 2025 Mount Isa Mines Rodeo.
What would Queensland's "Stack City" be without its smoking stack? By 2030, the outback city of Mount Isa will find out. The famous candy-cane-striped copper smelter, or stack, gave the mining ...
The Mount Isa copper smelter and Townsville copper refinery directly employ 550 people, with 500 jobs also threatened at Dyno Nobel’s Phosphate Hill operations, but lobby group Townsville ...
A few years ago, as former Mount Isa mayor Danielle Slade looked around the remote Queensland mining town, she felt something was missing. There was, of course, the mine, uncharacteristic in its ...
Mount Isa, Townsville Glencore operations at risk of being put into care and maintenance mode Jarrod Bleiije says Glencore “owe it” to the people of Mount Isa and Townsville to look after its ...