Two towns face jobless wave as miner warns it may halt operations About 17,000 jobs are in jeopardy as Swiss miner Glencore reveals it is considering shutting down two operations.

Mount Isa, Townsville Glencore operations at risk of being put into care and maintenance mode Jarrod Bleiije says Glencore “owe it” to the people of Mount Isa and Townsville to look after its ...

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 ...

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