"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.

Glencore to shut Australia's Mount Isa copper mines in second half of 2025 By Nausheen Thusoo October 17, 20236:13 PM PDTUpdated October 17, 2023 ...

With the smelter and its closure date looming over Mount Isa's skyline, industry experts fear Australia's domestic copper production could be pushed to the brink.

Oct 18 (Reuters) - Mining giant Glencore GLEN.L on Wednesday confirmed that it is set to close its copper mines in Mount Isa by the second half of 2025. (Reporting by Nausheen Thusoo in Bengaluru ...