The Queensland Government has tabled an offer of support to Glencore’s Mount Isa copper smelter and Townsville refinery.

The mine operator said it was no longer financially viable and the closure would result in the loss of 500 jobs.

The world’s largest commodities trading house, Glencore, has been locked in negotiations with government over the future of ...

Attention has now turned to Glencore’s copper smelter, Mount Isa’s last major employer, and the Townsville refinery it ...

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

The North West resources sector has delivered a whopping $15 billion to state and federal coffers in the past decade alone ...

Up to 17,000 jobs could be lost if copper operations that have underpinned life in regional Queensland come to an end, as ...

Mining multinational Glencore says it will be forced to close its Queensland copper operations after failing to reach a ...

Glencore is preparing to press pause on copper smelting and refining in North Queensland after the state government’s ...