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Glencore's Mount Isa Mines

An origin battle that has been waged over decades

A cold war of ideas centred on the possible origins of one of the world’s richest base metals deposits is entering into its fourth decade with fresh troops carrying the standard into battle.

The point of contention is simple enough. How did the Mount Isa deposit form? At issue are the assumptions drawn to mine its riches and discover the next deposit. 

There was abundant evidence to challenge decades-old truisms said University of  Adelaide Embedded Research Fellow Dr Richard Lilly.

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