Mount Isa has been one of two major domestic sources of the mineral since 1953 when it became a one-stop-shop for copper production — mine, concentrator and smelter all next door to each other.

One of the only two copper smelters in the country is set to close in outback Queensland in 2030, and experts worry the ...

Mount Isa City Council chief executive Tim Rose said the smelter was vital to regional job security. "I do not think that ...

Mount Isa City Council Mayor Peta MacRae at APA's Dugald River Solar Farm which puts 88mw into the North West Grid – the large majority of the power goes to the Dugald River Mine.

The Mount Isa Council was spurred into action by Glencore’s decision to shut its copper operations in town. Other mines are also coming to the end of their life and without action, the city’s ...

The Mount Isa Council was spurred into action by Glencore’s decision to shut its copper operations in town. Other mines are also coming to the end of their life and without action, the city’s ...

An appeal has been made to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to back Mount Isa as it confronts the looming challenge of keeping 1200 mine workers in the city in the wake of its copper mine closures ...

Australia’s Mount Isa City Council in Queensland has released an economic roadmap detailing that the region has some of eastern Australia’s highest potential for co-located solar and wind ...

The Mount Isa Council was spurred into action by Glencore’s decision to shut its copper operations in town. Other mines are also coming to the end of their life and without action, the city’s ...

The Mount Isa Council was spurred into action by Glencore’s decision to shut its copper operations in town. Other mines are also coming to the end of their life and without action, the city’s ...

The Mount Isa Council was spurred into action by Glencore’s decision to shut its copper operations in town. Other mines are also coming to the end of their life and without action, the city’s ...