Mining company Glencore is assessing the future of its copper processing assets in Mount Isa and Townsville, with almost 700 direct jobs at risk.

including to zinc and lead operations within the wider Mount Isa Mines business. Gary Nagle-led Glencore is due to make a call on whether to invest in prolonging the life of the smelter before the ...

Glencore bosses say they are had weighing up the feasibility of keeping the Mt Isa Mines smelter open and its Townsville copper refinery, directly impacting up to 600 jobs. Mount Isa Mines has ...

Australia’s ability to produce basic metals, including copper, lead, zinc, nickel and construction steel, is in jeopardy, ...