Mining giant Glencore is set to merge its Queensland copper and zinc operations to function under a single management structure, raising concerns for potential job losses.
Member for Traeger Robbie Katter said any company that "loses focus" of its social licence and focuses solely on profits will force him into an "adversarial position".
"I'll be watching this very closely, and I don't give a stuff who owns the mines or what their name is," he said.
"If they start making decisions, whether it be on the CopperString project … or whether it's a decision like this, I'll quickly become a large adversary to them.
"[I will] start making life hard for them if they want to start making decisions to suit themselves that hurt the locals."
Mr Katter says he has many questions following the announcement.
"[It] certainly raises some interesting questions; I would say copper, compared to zinc locally, have a better record of supporting local initiatives," he said.
"The question raised is whether this mean less workers and that's a very important question to get answers on.
"We want to hear announcements of job creations out here so that's a deep concern with this; the job losses."
No confirmation of job losses
A spokeswoman for Glencore says the new structure will "place the business in a stronger and most sustainable position".
When asked, the spokeswoman said it was too "premature to comment" on job losses.
"The first step involves putting in place a consultation process to understand how best to transition to a single management structure," she said.
The restructured Glencore Queensland Metals business will be lead by the current chief operating officer, Matt O'Neill.
