The George Fisher Mine is a large underground lead, zinc and silver operation located about 20km north of Mount Isa in North-West Queensland. The mine is owned and operated by Glencore and forms a key part of the company’s Mount Isa Mines complex. The deposit was discovered in 1969 and was initially developed as an […]

The life of Australian mining industry leader Sir George Fisher was celebrated with the 46th annual dinner held in his name at Rydges Southbank in T…

The George Fisher mine, 20km north of Mount Isa, is pioneering the use of underground automation equipment with the roll-out of Toro trucks equipped…

The George Fisher zinc, lead and silver operation ramped up production by about 150,000 tonnes in 2024 to hit around the 3.3-million-tonne mark…

Historian Professor Geoffrey Blainey (pictured above) delivered the key presentation at this year’s Sir George Fisher Lecture in Townsville on Frida…

‘Mines in the Spinifex’ author, historian Professor Geoffrey Blainey will headline this year’s Sir George Fisher Lecture in Townsville. The lectu…

Sandvik’s AutoMine automation solution is enabling loaders at Glencore’s George Fisher mine to run around the clock while reducing loading times…

Contractors Pybar and RUC are carrying out two simultaneous raiseboring projects at Glencore’s George Fisher mine to boost ventilation underground a…

Six Sandvik LH517i’s are being introduced at George Fisher Mine in Mount Isa as part of an automation project. The Glencore-owned mine welcomed t…

Glencore has boosted ventilation capacity with a significant infrastructure project at Mount Isa’s George Fisher underground mine. The upgrade wo…

Mount Isa is on an upswing Mayor Peta McRae said. The city had come through one of the toughest challenges in its century-plus life, she said rec…

The annual Meeting of the Mines has attracted the biggest names in Queensland metals to Cloncurry. The four-day conference runs from September 9…

Independent economist Saul Eslake is having a 50:50 bet on the future of the country’s mining industry contributing to our first-world standard of l…

The company taking over operations at Phosphate Hill has outlined the challenges in plotting a path towards greater viability in its bid to keep the…

The inaugural NQ Resources Forum is underway in Townsville, marking the first foray into the conference scene for the North Queensland branch of the…

The four-day Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety Conference (QMIHSC) is in full swing on the Gold Coast this week. This year’s theme,&nb…