Mount Isa Block Mine

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mine
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Mount_Isa_City
gptkbp:communityImpact infrastructure development
local economy
gptkbp:employs hundreds of workers
gptkbp:energyEfficiency diesel
electricity
gptkbp:environmentalImpact water pollution
land degradation
gptkbp:established 1923
gptkbp:futurePlans community engagement programs
expansion projects
increased production capacity
technological upgrades
gptkbp:geologicalFeatures gptkb:Mount_Isa_Inlier
gptkbp:historicalEvent post-war expansion
World_War_II_production
gptkbp:historicalSignificance one of the largest copper mines in Australia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mount Isa Block Mine
gptkbp:location Mount_Isa,_Queensland,_Australia
gptkbp:notableFor mining_industry_in_Australia
gptkbp:operatedBy Glencore
gptkbp:partnerships research institutions
local indigenous communities
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Mount_Isa_Mines_complex
gptkbp:primaryMission copper
lead
zinc
gptkbp:produces concentrates
gptkbp:productionCompany open-pit mining
underground mining
gptkbp:productionStartYear 1931
gptkbp:regulatoryBody gptkb:Australian_Government
gptkb:Queensland_Government
gptkbp:revenue approximately 1 million tonnes
gptkbp:safetyFeatures improved over the years
gptkbp:supplyChain smelting
refining
gptkbp:sustainabilityInitiatives renewable energy projects
recycling of water
gptkbp:technology environmental monitoring systems
automation in mining
gptkbp:transportation railway
road
gptkbp:waterManagement rehabilitation efforts
tailings storage facility
gptkbp:waterSource groundwater
surface water