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  • 29/07/2025
    Mount Isa Copper Operations (MICO) celebrating a legacy of more than 70 years
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  • 26/06/2025
    Glencore releases Australian economic contribution report
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  • 08/05/2025
    Mount Isa Mines Copper Smelter and Townsville Copper Refinery
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    During a rare pause in production, the team at Murrin Murrin Operations took the opportunity to step inside the 3100 Ore Preparation Area as part of the site’s 14-day annual shutdown. The scheduled shutdown allows for preventative and critical maintenance activities to be completed. This ensures the long-term performance and safety of the processing operations. Here, you can see workers preparing the ball mill shell for a lifter replacement - a critical task to protect the shell and ensure efficient grinding performance. The ball mill was also relined and cleaned. Maintenance work was also performed on the pebble screen where slurry is filtered through before entering the acid leaching phase.

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    In 2024, our Coal Australia operations achieved a major milestone – rehabilitating 1,740 hectares of land, the largest area ever completed in a single year 🌱🌳 We’re committed to minimising our active footprint by aiming to start rehabilitation of the land as soon as practical after it is no longer needed for mining activities. For more about how we rehabilitate the land ➡️ https://glencore.ws/rehabilitation-2024

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    Mount Isa Mines and the Mount Isa Rodeo have been riding side by side for 66-years – an iconic partnership bringing miners, cowboys and families together. And this year is no different. We’re dusting off our boots and grabbing our Akubra’s for three days of world-class rodeo action from Friday 8 August to Sunday 10 August. We’ll see you at the rodeo!

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    Flashback to 1981. 📷 We’ve combed the archives at Bulga Coal to unearth this image of the first blast in September 1981, back when the mine was known as Saxonvale. It’s a bit different from the large-scale open-cut blasts we see today, but a fascinating glimpse into our history and how far we’ve come.

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    It’s a legacy to be proud of. Mount Isa Mines’ longest serving employee 🙌 For 54-years, John has forged a career defined by hard work, loyalty, and deep community ties. This is his story ➡️ https://www.glencore.com.au/media-and-insights/insights-and-stories/a-lasting-legacy-mount-isa-mines-longest-serving-employee

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    ⛏️ Mount Isa Underground Copper Operations (MICO) celebrating a legacy of more than 70 years. This week marks a poignant moment in the Mount Isa region’s proud mining history, as Glencore’s Mount Isa Mines underground copper operations (Enterprise and X41) come to the end of their mine life after more than seven decades of continuous operations. This milestone represents the end of one of Australia’s longest running and most iconic copper mining operations. Since operations began in the 1950s, MICO has produced hundreds of millions of tonnes of ore and was instrumental in the development of Mount Isa into one of Australia’s most iconic mining towns. 👷‍♂️ 👷‍♀️ The contribution of MICO workers has been vital in shaping the legacy of this operation and the community surrounding it. We thank all MICO employees past and present and their families. 🏘️ Our thanks also go to the Mount Isa community who welcomed and supported this mine with pride and perseverance since its first operation. On Monday (28 July), MICO work crews gathered underground for the 'last blast', marking the final time explosives were fired underground at the site in an emotional moment for the workforce and community. The final shift at MICO will finish in the early hours of tomorrow morning (Thursday 31 July), with the symbolic last lift of the underground cage. For more: https://glencore.ws/4lRhXOT

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    Roc-Drill has been working at McArthur River Mine for almost six years. A drilling and blasting contractor based throughout Australia and the Asia-Pacific region, with a team of roughly 200 people, Roc-Drill is one of the many suppliers we partner with in the Northern Territory. ℹ️ Learn more about how our contribution adds up: https://www.glencore.com.au/who-we-are/our-contribution

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    Congratulations Sam, on celebrating 28 years with McArthur River Mine 👏 Now the Site Services and Facilities Coordinator, Sam started with the zinc operation in 1997 as a mine services trainee and has worked in a range of roles at the mine camp and site. With lots of accomplishments under her mining belt, she completed a Carpentry Apprenticeship and was awarded Tradeswoman of the year at the Women In Resources Awards in 2016. As one of MRM’s longest-serving employees, Sam’s often told she’s part of the furniture at site.

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    We’re proud to employ 6,370 employees and contractors in New South Wales. Last year, we paid $1.8 billion in taxes and royalties. 💡 This money can help fund hospitals, schools and roads. ℹ️ Glencore’s contribution in NSW adds up: https://www.glencore.com.au/who-we-are/our-contribution

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    💥🎵 Here comes the boom! Collinsville Coal has said goodbye to Dragline 01 - BE1300W with a safe and effective demolition! ✅89 days ✅6,000 labour hours, ✅1,821 tonnes of recycled metal scrap Commencing operation in 1983, DL01 played an important role at Collinsville for 33 years before it was officially parked up in 2016 and removed in late 2024.

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    It’s Voice for Mining Round in the NRL this week. And, the links between mining and rugby league run deep in the Hunter. We know it well at Glencore with Newcastle Knights premiership winner Wayne Richards and inaugural NRLW player Phoebe Desmond working in our coal mines. We’ve also hosted players at our Liddell operation in previous years, from Josh King to Kurt Mann and Hymel Hunt. When the Knights men and women run out on Sunday to face the One NZ Warriors, they’ll be wearing the iconic hi-vis mining jersey in honour of Voice for Mining and the Glencore team will be cheering them on!