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.
Image: Mount Isa Lookout Panorama
Image: Mount Isa, Queensland Lake Moondarra
Image: Mount Isa, Queensland The Sign
Image: Mt Isa Mine Stack panoramio (1)
The Gulf Country or North West Queensland 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. The Gulf Country is crossed by the Savannah Way highway.
Terrain around Lawn Hill crater
The Gulflander at Normanton, 2011
Mount Isa Mines, 1962
Indarri Falls, Boodjamulla National Park, 2008