Glencore copper smelter announcement looms
An announcement is expected within six weeks regarding the future of Glencore’s Mount Isa copper smelter and Townsville copper refinery. Glencore Queensland Metals chief operating
An announcement is expected within six weeks regarding the future of Glencore’s Mount Isa copper smelter and Townsville copper refinery. Glencore Queensland Metals chief operating
The first production ore from the Black Rock Cave project at Mount Isa Mines has come online more than two years after the underground mine
Six Sandvik LH517i’s are being introduced at George Fisher Mine in Mount Isa as part of an automation project. The Glencore-owned mine welcomed the first
Glencore has brought a new ball mill online at the Mount Isa Mines copper concentrator in a move to improve flotation performance. A third ball
Glencore has boosted ventilation capacity with a significant infrastructure project at Mount Isa’s George Fisher underground mine. The upgrade would allow for the safe extraction
Glencore has provided a $725,000 funding injection to the University of Queensland’s efforts to develop a vaccine for COVID-19. UQ’s ‘Molecular Clamp’ project uses technology
Remote workers are returning to the workplace at Glencore’s Queensland Metals operations, with measures including fever checks in place to safeguard again the spread of
As COVID-19 restrictions put the brakes on site visits, mineral processing experts from Queensland’s Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre (JKMRC) took a new approach to
Mines Minister Anthony Lynham says he will be arranging a meeting with Glencore over plans to combine its Queensland copper and zinc operations under a
Glencore is combining its Queensland copper and zinc operations under a single management structure, but says it is too early to comment on what the
Glencore’s $1.5 billion Valeria coal project in the Bowen Basin has been declared a coordinated project by Queensland’s independent Coordinator-General. A construction workforce of up
New career opportunities across regional communities are available with applications open for Glencore’s 2021 Apprenticeship Program. With almost 450 apprentices already working across its Australian
A new robotic handling and welding system has been enlisted for cathode plate manufacturing at Glencore’s Townsville Copper Refinery. The system – featured in Glencore’s
Glencore is continuing to progress work on plans for an open-cut bauxite mine on Cape York with the potential to employ up to 350 people
When one of Mount Isa Mines’ tallest structures needed a little TLC recently, it was a job for specialised rope technicians. The copper crude ore
Glencore, Queensland Health and the Laura Johnson Home have joined forces to secure COVID-19 testing equipment for the Mount Isa Hospital. Glencore has provided $45,000
Glencore has extended its 2021 Graduate Development Program, providing further career opportunities across its Australian coal, copper and zinc operations. With a focus on local
Global miner Glencore has launched a $25 million community support fund in response to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company operates more than