Police guard Mount Isa plan... Jul 23, 2008 13:49:54
Posted Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:06pm AEST
Police will guard the site of a plane crash in Queensland's north-west until investigators from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau arrive tomorrow.
A seven-seater Piper Navajo went down in rugged terrain...
Outback Airlines looks to M... Jul 23, 2008 13:47:13 The manager of Outback Airlines in Tennant Creek, in central Australia, says the company wants to expand its flights to include Mt Isa in north-wes...
Unique mining town in Mount... Jul 23, 2008 13:46:19 Mining boom towns in outback Australia are a unique concept.
Usually born on a chance discovery of ore, they sprout up from the dust at the speed ...
Nothing can kill the rodeo ... Jul 23, 2008 13:44:35 Some say that riding a bull is like being in a car crash. It's a heavy shot of adrenaline and scary as hell.
But - as any good cowboy will tell yo...
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Message from the Mayor of Mount Isa
Welcome to Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia which is predominantly a mining town.
But we do like to kick up our cowboy boots with a rodeo from time to time!
Mount Isa Description
Mount Isa is a city in Queensland, Australia. It came into existence because the area holds vast mineral deposits. Mount Isa Mines is one of the most productive single mine in world history – based on combined production of lead, silver, copper and zinc. MIM is one of the largest producers of zinc, lead and silver and holds one of the world's largest underground mines.
With a population climbing towards 24,000 in the city and 35,500 in the district, Mount Isa is the administrative, commercial and industrial centre for the state's vast north-western region. Although situated in an arid area, the artificial Lake Moondarra north of the city provides both drinking water and an area for watersports, birdwatching and recreation. Locals often refer to Mount Isa as 'The Isa'.
The city came into existence soon after 1923 when John Campbell Miles discovered a rich seam of silver-lead, the western edge of the Cloncurry field. Named after the Mount Ida goldfields in Western Australia, mining operations began there a year later. In 1964, the town made national headlines after the events leading to the infamous 1964 Mount Isa strike. Mount Isa was proclaimed a city in 1968 when the population has reached 18,000.
Tourists can find plenty to interest them in and around the city. One of the major attractions is the Hard Times Mine at "Outback at Isa". The city's annual rodeo usually triples the town's population and bring many visitors and other out-of-towners for the three-day long events.
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