1923: Lead ore is discovered in Mount Isa by John Campbell Miles 1924-1926: About 200 miners arrive by 1924, growing to 400 by 1926 1927: A mining accident triggers the country's first aerial ...

Residents in the mining hub of Mount Isa are taking stock after Glencore announced it would close its Mount Isa copper mine in 2025. Home owners are concerned about a decline in the housing market ...

When Glencore announced the shuttering of its copper mining operations in Mount Isa by 2025, there was shock in the town, but long-term residents say the city will survive. But the local MP has a ...

An international mining giant has revealed it will close a 60-year-old mine, casting doubt on more than 1000 jobs. The Swiss-based mining giant announced on Tuesday plans to shutter the Mount Isa ...

Swiss multinational Glencore, the operator of Mount Isa Mines, announced in October last year that copper mining operations ...

including assessing the potential to repurpose multiple mineshafts within the copper operations after they cease to be used for mining operations. “Mount Isa is an ideal location for the ...