On Wednesday, BHP escalated its campaign by blaming “unsustainable” royalties and market conditions for its decision with its joint venture partner, Mitsubishi, to suspend operations at its Saraji South coalmine in the Bowen Basin, and slash 750 roles across the state.
The big miner said it will also conduct a strategic review of the BHP FutureFit Academy in Mackay – an educational facility that trains new miners – because of the royalty scheme’s “unsustainable impact on our business returns”.
Shortly after the announcement, two other miners operating in Queensland, Anglo American and QCoal, revealed job cuts.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/20/bhp-blames-coal-tax-for-job-layoffs-but-theres-obvious-reasons-coalmines-arent-as-profitable-anymore