The NWMP, some 375,000 square kilometres of North West Queensland encompassing towns such as Mount Isa, Cloncurry and Julia Creek, contains one of the world’s richest deposits of critical minerals that are essential components for the production of emerging technologies, such as electric vehicles, renewable energy products, storage and low-emission power sources.

Outcomes

The Queensland Government has delivered a range of actions through the Blueprint and Strategy Implementation Plan 2019-2021 to strengthen further the North West Queensland region and its communities.

The Queensland Government developed a support package for mine workers affected by the closure of Glencore’s Mount Isa Copper Operations and Lady Loretta Zinc Mine. The support package will include:

• Up to $30 million to accelerate development of resource projects in the North West Minerals Province.
• Up to $20 million to be matched dollar-for-dollar by Glencore for an economic structural adjustment package for Mount Isa and North West Queensland.