"The Mount Isa community can take a hit and get back up, the copper mine closure is taking a hit, I don't know whether it can take two hits in quick succession," Mr Peterson said.

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 ...

Photo: Jose Cendon/Bloomberg News Swiss commodities giant Glencore said it will close the Mount Isa Mines underground copper operations and copper concentrator in Australia in the second half of 2025.

Glencore to shut Australia's Mount Isa copper mines in second half of 2025 By Nausheen Thusoo October 17, 20236:13 PM PDTUpdated October 17, 2023 ...

Glencore to shut Mount Isa copper mines by 2025, cut 1,000 jobs - AFR By Reuters October 17, 20234:00 AM PDTUpdated October 17, 2023 ...

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 ...