Mount Isa, Australia News

It focuses on the acquisition, exploration and development of gold, copper, zinc, lead, uranium, phosphate, silver and other mineral properties.

Syndicated Metals Limited is an Australia-based mineral resource exploration and development company.

FOR the first time in 11 years, the North West region will gain the benefit of a choice of two major airlines, with Virgin Australia to begin services between Mount Isa and Brisbane in August.

According to regional labour force data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday, the unemployment rate in the North and Northwest divisions based on Townsville and Mount Isa dropped to 4.5 per cent in April, down from 5.6 per cent in March.

NEARLY 2000 Queenslanders have lost their jobs because of the government's inaction to help the kangaroo meat industry said Member for Mount Isa and State Leader of Katter's Australian Party, Rob Katter.

The company principally engages in the identification, acquisition, exploration and production of uranium, vanadium, iron ore, phosphate, copper, gold and base metal mineral resources.

AN appliance from the Mount Isa fire station was called to a grass fire behind Spinifex State College's senior campus late yesterday morning.

Queensland Health says there has been a slight rise in the number of young people inhaling petrol and paint in Mount Isa.

Principal, Tim Mose, and parents, Denise Abdy of "Wyaldra Station", Julia Creek and Rosemarie Newton of "Talaminta", met to discuss challenges of the new curriculum.

GBM Resources Limited is an Australia-based exploration company. It is engaged in the exploration of various gold and copper properties in Queensland and Victoria regions.

Flights will start in August and Xstrata Copper's chief operating officer, Steve de Kruijff, says competition will bring cheaper prices.

Representatives of more than 200 companies and organisations are in Mount Isa in north-west Queensland for the city's annual mining expo.

Mount Isa Mayor Tony McGrady says the only way the north-west Queensland council will be able to meet the costs of the carbon tax is by raising rates.

Construction of a new phosphate mine "North Paradise", 200 kilometres north of Mt.

Two years ago, Wendy and Lloyd Hick were approached by Legend International Holdings to negotiate the construction of a phosphate mine on their 300 000 hectare property, about 200 km North West of Mount Isa.

Up to 500 workers were set to lose their jobs after mining giant Xstrata announced last year its Stuart facility would close in 2016.

It engages in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties in Australia and Namibia.

Australia's Incitec Pivot reported a 20 percent fall in first-half underlying profit on Monday, hit by a sharp drop in fertiliser earnings, but its explosives earnings surprised, vindicating its expansion in that business.

Cape Lambert Resources says it has reached agreement to sell its Leichhardt copper project in Queensland for $25 million, less than two years after purchasing it for $7.75 million.

Premier Campbell Newman says he will not be reconsidering whether to support a plan to build an electricity line between Mount Isa and Townsville in north Queensland.