Oct 17 (Reuters) - Miner and trader Glencore (GLEN.L) is set to close its three underground copper mines in Mount Isa by the end of 2025, in a move that will result in the loss of about 1,000 jobs ...

The long-planned closure of Glencore’s copper mines at Mount Isa, after six decades of operation, means the company will no longer be putting its own ore into the smelter and therefore has less ...

"The Mount Isa community can take a hit and get back up, the copper mine closure is taking a hit, I don't know whether it can take two hits in quick succession," Mr Peterson said.

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.

Mount Isa mines is the second-largest copper producer in Australia, according to Glencore's website. However, Sam Strohmayr, chief operating officer of Glencore's zinc assets in Australia, said it ...

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 ...

Oct 17 (Reuters) - Mining giant Glencore GLEN.L is set to close its copper mines in Mount Isa by the end of 2025, in a move that will result in the loss of about 1,000 jobs, newspaper Australian ...