Mount Isa is a city in the Gulf Country region of Queensland, Australia. It came into existence because of the vast mineral deposits found in the area. Mount Isa Mines (MIM) is one of the most productive single mines in world history, based on combined production of lead, silver, copper and zinc.
Cloncurry is a town and locality in the Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia. It is the administrative centre of the shire. At the 2016 census, Cloncurry recorded a population of 2,719 people.
The City of Mount Isa is a local government area in north west Queensland. The City covers the urban locality of Mount Isa, the administrative centre, and surrounding area, sharing a boundary with the Northern Territory to the west.
The Kalkadoon are descendants of an Indigenous Australian tribe living in the Mount Isa region of Queensland. Their forefather tribe has been called "the elite of the Aboriginal warriors of Queensland". In 1884 they were massacred at "Battle Mountain" by settlers and police.
North Queensland or the Northern Region is the northern part of the Australian state of Queensland that lies just south of Far North Queensland. Queensland is a massive state, larger than many countries, and its tropical northern part has been historically remote and undeveloped, resulting in a distinctive regional character and identity.
Pitta Pitta is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language. It was spoken around Boulia, Queensland.
Kalkatungu is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language formerly spoken around the area of Cloncurry, Queensland.
The Kalkadoon grasswren, also called the Ballara grasswren, is a species of passerine bird in the family Maluridae. It is endemic to Australia.
The Selwyn Range is a rugged mountain range near Mount Isa and Cloncurry in north-west Queensland, Australia, composed largely of Proterozoic metamorphic rocks. It is drained in the north by the Williams and Fullarton rivers, which run into the Gulf of Carpentaria, and in the south by the McKinlay River and its tributary, Boorama Creek which drain also into the Gulf of Carpentaria. The area is heavily mineralised, containing copper, gold, lead, and zinc, and is important for mining.
The Gulf Country is the region of woodland and savanna grassland surrounding the Gulf of Carpentaria in north western Queensland and eastern Northern Territory on the north coast of Australia. The region is also called the Gulf Savannah. It contains large reserves of zinc, lead and silver. The Gulf Country is crossed by the Savannah Way highway.
The geology of Queensland can be subdivided into several regions with different histories. Along the east coast is a complex of Palaezoic to Cainozoic rocks while much of the rest of the state is covered by Cretaceous and Cainozoic rocks. A Precambrian basement is found in the north west and Cape York regions. The Thomson Orogen occurs in the central and southern parts of Queensland, but is mostly covered by younger basins.
Kajabbi is a rural town in the locality of Three Rivers, Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia.
Duchess is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Duchess had a population of 23 people.
The Cloncurry River is situated in the Gulf Country of north west Queensland, Australia.
Parkside is a suburb of Mount Isa in the City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.
Pioneer is a suburb in the City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Pioneer had a population of 2176 people.
The Wongkadjera were an indigenous people of the state of Queensland.
Kalkadoon is a suburb in the City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Kalkadoon had a population of 29 people.
Chern'ee Sutton is a contemporary Australian artist known for her colourful 3D painting style.
Mount Isa is a rural locality in the City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia. It is the land that surrounds the suburbs of Mount Isa. In the 2016 census, the locality of Mount Isa had a population of 118 people.
