A freight train operates on the Mount Isa to Townsville rail line This measure is expected to increase freight volumes and support new entrants in the market. “We want to see mines opening, ...

A seismic change has struck Mount Isa after the state government announced it’ll reduce rail charges for new phosphate mines, fast-track the Eva Copper project to construction, and more.

DETAILS. Mining minister Dale Last said the Queensland Government wants to see “mines opening, not closing”. He made the announcement at the North West MPX conference in Mount Isa on Wednesday ...

A wooden trestle bridge on the Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad has been destroyed in an alleged arson, putting the future of the railway’s plans to expand in jeopardy. The fire destroyed a 28-span ...

Mount Isa sizzles in summer. Just ask caravan park co-owner and Outback Queensland ambassador Kylie Rixon who once forgot to collect her chooks' eggs (or bum-nuts, to use her colourful parlance ...