Mt Isa
Address:
Mt Isa, QLD, Australia
Category: Town
Mt Isa is a mining town, which mines for copper, lead, silver and zinc, and has got a nickname by locals as 'The Isa'. Today Mt isa is one of the largest producers of both lead and silver, in the Western world. It is also home to a large Rodeo, held in August. Mt Isa on highway 1 in ouback Queensland. This was taken in 1977 and the town has gotten bigger, but is in a slow cycle of decay as the mine reduces its workforce through mechanisation.