Residents in the mining hub of Mount Isa are taking stock after Glencore announced it would close its Mount Isa copper mine in 2025. Home owners are concerned about a decline in the housing market ...

1923: Lead ore is discovered in Mount Isa by John Campbell Miles 1924-1926: About 200 miners arrive by 1924, growing to 400 by 1926 1927: A mining accident triggers the country's first aerial ...

The outback mining hub Mount Isa is making a pitch to become a centre for green energy and critical minerals, in a new multi-billion-dollar roadmap. The Mount Isa Future Ready Economy is designed ...