BHP reduces 750 jobs at Saraji coal mine in Queensland

Mining giant BHP has announced the elimination of 750 jobs in Queensland, attributing the cuts to high coal sales taxes, which it claims are among the world’s highest. The decision, affecting its Saraji metallurgical coal mine, comes amid falling steel-making coal prices and pressures on the Queensland Government regarding its unsustainable coal royalty rates.

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