Week 4

I was very keen to begin this assignment as I am already finding this a very informative subject. Personally I found it a bit hard to find information of Mount Isa. This was probably due to two reasons – I didn’t know where to look for it and I didn’t actually know what information I was looking for. I thought it was best to begin with basic information and history of Mount Isa. These were best found on council sites. A timeline and To-DO list also proved to be rather helpful for the progression of work that needs to be completed in the coming weeks. 

Mirko raised some interesting points in the feedback he gave. He suggested that I focus on the mining and the influence that it has had on the town. This I believe is a good idea as already in the minimal amount of research I have studied it already appears that mining was and still is integral to the towns existence. It was born from mining and still accounts for around 70% of the commercial value of the town. I want to start the model rather early as I know that the laser cutter will be rather busy in coming weeks. 

To Do for next week:

-          Influence of Fly In – Fly Out

-          Begin maps (nolli, forma urbis etc.)

-          Mining Region

-          More History Analysis