What went wrong with Queensland copper?

MANAGEMENT

Learning from the failures of the past vital for next generation of red metal miners

Copper wire.

Copper wire. | Credits: Sandfire

Queensland’s copper sector has been smashed over the past few years, with miners collapsing and lingering uncertainties about the future of Glencore smelter and refinery, however, it seems the sector may…

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