Controversial independent MP Bob Katter has called on the Queensland government to cancel Glencore’s mining leases in Mount Isa and find other owners.
Independent federal MP Bob Katter said the Queensland government should “boot” global miner Glencore out of Mount Isa and let other potential owners take over its leases after the Swiss giant announced it wouldWhile Glencore said the 60-year-old underground copper mines had come to the end of their natural life and had already been extended by an additional six years, Mr Katter said he was aware of other companies that were interested in the mineral, which is needed for the transition to clean...
Glencore would not directly respond to Mr Katter’s statements, but a spokesman said the copper grade was low and the mines had reached the end of their natural life. “I think it’s really important to just make clear that Mount Isa Mines is not closing,” he told ABC Radio National on Thursday.“We have substantial ongoing operations: our zinc operations, our smelting operations in particular, our copper smelting will continue through to 2030. And we’ve got a long history of investing in Mount Isa and in the community and we’ll continue to do that.
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