Mt Isa mayor pleads for government intervention as 17,000 jobs hang in balance
Mount Isa Mayor Peta MacRae has issued an urgent plea to state and federal governments to secure a deal saving the Mount Isa Copper Smelter and Townsville Refinery, warning 17,000 jobs are at risk as mining giant Glencore prepares to mothball operations. The desperate intervention on Wednesday follows Glencore’s confirmation it is preparing to place…