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Mount Isa lifeline

THE Queensland government has chipped in to help Glencore’s Mount Isa copper smelter and Townsville copper refinery continue operating beyond 2022.

The last rebrick in 2018 took 38-days and cost $30 million

The last rebrick in 2018 took 38-days and cost $30 million

Glencore is spending $500 million to extend operations, with the government pledging a support package that will fund the four-yearly re-bricking and maintenance work at the smelter that is scheduled for...

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