Statements (52)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
mine
|
gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Mount_Isa_Mines_Limited
|
gptkbp:bodyStyle |
sill complex
|
gptkbp:built |
2022
|
gptkbp:communityEngagement |
local consultations
sponsorship programs |
gptkbp:communityImpact |
economic development
infrastructure development local employment |
gptkbp:communityPartnerships |
universities
research institutions |
gptkbp:depth |
approximately 1,900 meters
|
gptkbp:energyEfficiency |
diesel
electricity |
gptkbp:environmentalImpact |
air pollution
water pollution land degradation |
gptkbp:explores |
ongoing
|
gptkbp:geologicalFeatures |
gptkb:Mount_Isa_Inlier
|
gptkbp:historicalEvent |
closure announcement in 2021
major expansion in 1970s acquisition_by_Glencore_in_2013 |
gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
part_of_the_Mount_Isa_mining_district
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mount Isa Sill Mine
|
gptkbp:locatedIn |
1923
|
gptkbp:location |
Mount_Isa,_Queensland,_Australia
|
gptkbp:naturalResources |
volcanogenic massive sulfide
|
gptkbp:operatedBy |
Glencore
|
gptkbp:produces |
copper
lead zinc |
gptkbp:productionCompany |
block caving
|
gptkbp:regulatoryBody |
gptkb:Australian_Government
gptkb:Queensland_Government |
gptkbp:researchContribution |
tax revenue
royalties significant to local economy |
gptkbp:revenue |
approximately 200,000 tons of copper
approximately 300,000 tons of lead approximately 500,000 tons of zinc |
gptkbp:safetyFeatures |
mixed
|
gptkbp:significance |
one of the largest copper mines in Australia
|
gptkbp:sustainabilityInitiatives |
carbon footprint reduction
rehabilitation projects biodiversity programs |
gptkbp:transportation |
road access
railway access |
gptkbp:type |
underground mine
|
gptkbp:waterManagement |
recycling initiatives
tailings storage facility |
gptkbp:waterSource |
groundwater
surface water |