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Salon operator and Lollies and More owner Jo Knell is revitalising the Sunset precinct.

Lolly shop owner wants to revitalise Mount Isa suburb

Jo Knell has taken on the big task of breathing life back into a Sunset shopping precinct.

23 April, 2025

The processing plant at Centrex’s Ardmore mine, which is currently in care and maintenance.

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Buyer emerges for Dajarra miner under administration

Site supervisor Trent Styler said more than 200 tonnes of debris from the Copper City Motel would be relocated to Mount Isa’s landfill in the coming weeks to make way for a new petrol station.

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Mount Isa motel tumbles for new service station

Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting is building a new natural gas division.

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Bob wants Gina to buy Phosphate Hill and create 1000 jobs

Glencore’s Sam Strohmayr speaks at a community forum in Mount Isa.

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Black Star Open Cut is the key to Mount Isa's future

Dajarra business owner Scott Punch talks with Member for Traeger Robbie Katter at last year’s Dajarra Rodeo.

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Infrastructure projects would stimulate Dajarra economy: local

Mount Isa Minerals CEO Nicholas Huffels with Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners affiliate Rob Johansen at the MITEZ forum last week.

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Quartz first, then copper: Mount Isa Minerals

Uranium mining still has a big future in the North West, according to many business leaders.

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Global appetite for North West uranium: CEO

MLA adoption and commericalisation group manager Sarah Strachan said a new price premium option could be available to North West producers.

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Rail fix also a priority for North West graziers: MLA

There is some interest in buying the Ardmore phosphate mine in Dajarra, although it has been a rushed process.

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Administrators slammed as buyers emerge for Dajarra mine

Centrex’s Ardmore Phosphate Mine is still operating despite going into voluntary administration last week. Cloncurry Shire mayor Greg Campbell says his priority is the local contractors who will likely end up out of pocket. He wants the state and federal governments to speed up other projects in the region to support them.

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Mayor backing burnt contractors from mine closures

Karumba Bakery & Seafood manager Kaitlin Ward begins her workday at a time when most are still fast asleep.

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Karumba bakery proving popular with locals and tourists

Mount Isa Mines electrical engineer Dilakvin De Silvia is a big supporter of Glencore’s graduate programs, which are now open for 2026.

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Glencore opens up graduate programs for 2026

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