Mount Isa mines, whose copper operations produced 191,612 tons of copper cathode in 2022, is the second-largest copper producer in Australia, according to Glencore's website.

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.

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 ...

Glencore to close copper mining operations in Australia's Mount Isa by 2025, resulting in 1,000 job losses, but will keep its Queensland refinery and smelters open.

Mount Isa has been one of two major domestic sources of the mineral since 1953 when it became a one-stop-shop for copper production — mine, concentrator and smelter all next door to each other.

Glencore says its Queensland-based Mount Isa copper smelter is unviable unless the government provides funding. Copper $ 5.628 / lb 0.66% Brent Crude Oil $ 69.06 / bbl -0.23% ...

The announcement by Glencore last week that its Mount Isa copper mines will close in 2025 is significant for the town. The closures affect at least 1,200 jobs in the Queensland outback community ...

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Mount Isa mines is the second-largest copper producer in Australia, according to Glencore's website. Sam Strohmayr, chief operating officer of Glencore's Zinc Assets in Australia, ...

In short: Mount Isa is set to lose a major industry by the end of July, with Glencore to close its underground copper mine. The mining giant has also threatened to close its copper smelter and ...

Oct 17 (Reuters) - Miner and trader Glencore , opens new tab is set to close its three underground copper mines in Mount Isa by the end of 2025, in a move that will result in the loss of about ...

Oct 18 (Reuters) - Mining giant Glencore GLEN.L on Wednesday confirmed that it is set to close its copper mines in Mount Isa by the second half of 2025. (Reporting by Nausheen Thusoo in Bengaluru ...