BHP suffers new productivity hit in Queensland coal
Peter KerResources reporter
BHP may wait until August before clarifying the future of its troubled Australian nickel business after ruling off a quarter undermined by downgraded production volumes for its Queensland coal division.
It now costs BHP almost seven times more to produce a tonne of coal in the sunshine state than it costs to produce a tonne of iron ore in Western Australia.
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