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 ...

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

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.

"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.

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 ...