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Whitehaven Coal to cut 192 jobs at mines purchased from BHP

2024.08.16 01:05

(Reuters) – Australia’s Whitehaven Coal will cut a total of 192 jobs at the Daunia and Blackwater coking coal mines it took over from global miner BHP Group (NYSE:), the firm’s spokesperson said on Friday.

Whitehaven in October announced plans of buying out the Blackwater and Daunia mines, which are a part of BHP’s alliance with Mitsubishi, in a $4.1 billion deal.

It completed the acquisition in April this year.

© Reuters. The logo of Australia's biggest independent coal miner Whitehaven Coal Ltd is displayed on their office building located in the north-western New South Wales town of Gunnedah in Australia, August 15, 2017. Picture taken August 15, 2017.    REUTERS/David Gray

“This proposed new structure will remove duplication of roles, consolidate teams where logical, minimise unnecessary layers of complexity, and support a clear delineation of roles and responsibilities between site and functional teams,” a company spokesperson said.

Whitehaven will cut 91 roles across the Daunia and Blackwater operations while reducing 101 contractor and labour hire roles, the country’s largest independent coal miner said in an email to Reuters.



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