"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.

With the smelter and its closure date looming over Mount Isa's skyline, industry experts fear Australia's domestic copper production could be pushed to the brink.

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 ...

Oct 18 (Reuters) - Mining giant Glencore (GLEN.L) said on Wednesday it was set to close its copper operations at Mount Isa mines in Queensland, Australia by the second half of 2025.

Mount Isa mining crisis: 17,000 jobs at risk as major plants face closure Ramping up his fight to save Mount Isa’s copper and fertiliser industries, Bob Katter has advanced several strategies ...

Glencore (LON: GLEN) has declared its Mount Isa copper smelter unviable and is awaiting a response from Australia’s federal and Queensland’s governments regarding requests for financial ...

Mount Isa is home to one of only two copper smelters in Australia and is the only one that can process third-party product. In countries like China and Indonesia, treatment costs are heavily ...