In an internal memo, Glencore confirmed it is set to shut its final two copper mines in Mount Isa unless the government steps in.

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 ...

Mount Isa could disappear “under the spinifex” if its copper smelter is allowed to close, warns the granddaughter of the man credited with building the mine’s long-term success.

Glencore memo braces hundreds of workers for shutdown at Mount Isa copper smelter and refinery The mining giant tells its hundreds of copper smelter and refinery workers it is on the brink of ...