Anglo American to Cut More Than 200 Queensland Jobs After Company Review

The state government says the move is a ’tough blow for workers.’

Trucks at a coal mine operated by Blackhawk Mining and Pine Branch Mining in Lost Creek, Kentucky, USA on Sept. 29, 2022. Diane Desobeau/AFP via Getty Images

Just one day after mining giant BHP Mitsubishi Alliance announced 750 job cuts, a second mining company is preparing to shed hundreds of workers.

Anglo American, founded in South Africa in 1917, is one of the world’s biggest mining companies, producing iron ore, copper, diamonds, and coal.