One Mt Isa resident, only known as Steve ... The 67-year-old explained the initial blast, which went off about 7am, sounded “like an automatic weapon going off”. “I thought we were under ...

The men were doing shifts at the above-ground Mount Isa Mines copper smelter in Queensland's remote northwest when a vent unexpectedly opened next to them and shot out scalding steam at 4.19pm on ...

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 has conducted a ...

Transport insiders are sounding the alarm over the Mount Isa-Townsville railway, which they say is so focused on squeezing money out of miners, it is unintentionally killing the industry.

The outback mining hub Mount Isa is making a pitch to become a centre for green energy and critical minerals, in a multi-billion roadmap that could see multiple gigawatts of wind and solar and its ...

Demolition has begun on a building purchased by the Mount Isa Hospital, with future plans for the soon to be vacant lot to benefit the growing demand for health services in the region.

Industrial disputes, strikes, downturns, corporate takeovers and mine site tragedies: Mount Isa Mines has endured it all to achieve a 100-year milestone. It has contributed enormously to ...

Wollongong start-up Green Gravity says has begun initial work on a potential 2GWh gravitational energy storage project using disused mine shafts in Mount Isa, in north west Queensland. A fortnight ...