Glencore puts $2 million toward Mount Isa miners memorial

After decades of pleas, fallen miners from a historic mine will be memorialised

The 151 workers who have died at the Mount Isa Mines will finally be honoured after residents have advocated for a memorial for almost 30 years.

Glencore puts $2 million toward Mount Isa miners memorial

A new $4.7 million memorial honouring miners will be built above the Mount Isa Mines, with Glencore contributing $2 million. Image: Platima/stock.adobe.comA memorial to 150 miners who lost their lives on the job will be built above the mines that shaped Mount Isa, in Queensland’s north-west, with Glencore putting in $2 million. The $4.7 million memorial on Frank Aston Hill will look out over the Mount Isa Mines, jointly funded by the Queensland …