15 Facts About Mount Isa

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Mount Isa is a city in the Gulf Country region of Queensland, Australia.

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2.

Mount Isa Mines is one of the most productive single mines in world history, based on combined production of lead, silver, copper and zinc.

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3.

Mount Isa is located on the unceded land of the Kalkadoon people.

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4.

In 2015, Mt Mount Isa formed its own Symphony Orchestra, acclaimed as the "most remote in the world".

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5.

On 5 March 2017, Mount Isa was chosen as a host city of the 2018 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay, along with Cloncurry, Hughenden, Winton and Birdsville.

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6.

Mount Isa is in the top two of the largest copper mining and smelting operations in the country.

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7.

Mount Isa has eight public primary schools and three private primary schools:.

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8.

Mount Isa is home to the School of the Air, a unique-to-Australia way of schooling isolated students in Australia's vast lightly populated country areas.

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9.

City of Mount Isa operates a public library in Mount Isa at 23 West Street which utilizes a high - speed ISDN Internet Connection to both Townsville and Brisbane.

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10.

Mount Isa has a Go Kart Club situated off Duchess Road on the southern side of town.

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11.

Mount Isa's ashes are buried underneath a large statue where each panel represents a significant part of Mount Isa.

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12.

World War II-era Mount Isa Underground Hospital is an historical building that has been registered on the Register of the National Estate and the Queensland Heritage Register.

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13.

In 2009 as part of the Q150 celebrations, the Mount Isa Rodeo was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for its role as an "event and festival".

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14.

Mount Isa Coaches is a locally owned and operated coach company that provides tours and charter services to the local community as well as mining, sporting, school and airport transfers.

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15.

Mount Isa Airport has regular daily services to Brisbane, Cairns and Townsville, in addition to other services to remote Outback communities in western Queensland.

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