After seven decades of being a giant in the region’s mining history this week marks the end of an era for Glencore’s Mount ...

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 ...

By 2030, the outback city of Mount Isa will find out. The famous candy-cane-striped copper smelter, or stack, gave the mining town of more than 18,000 residents its nickname.

Mount Isa historian Barry Merrick said the history of the mines was “deeper than just copper”. “I’m sad to see the change, of course,” he said. “But life goes on.