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.
In Queensland, its main focus is coking coal used in steelmaking.
The company confirmed it had reviewed its structure to ensure long-term stability, with more than 200 roles expected to go, most of them Brisbane-based roles. A significant number are expected to be voluntary redundancies.
“Our focus is on supporting safe, core operations and simplifying our business to adapt to ongoing market pressures—including lower coal prices and rising costs,” Vice President of People and Corporate Relations Ben Mansour told The Epoch Times.
“These changes are essential to secure the future of our steelmaking coal operations in Central Queensland.”
Not only are office jobs in Brisbane being cut, but some people who actually work at the mines on-site will also lose their jobs.
At Grosvenor mine, which only recently resumed limited operations after safety incidents, staff have been told voluntary redundancies are now on the table.
“For more than a year, we’ve worked to protect the jobs of our Grosvenor workforce—including redeploying roles to our other underground operations,” Mansour said.
“The phased nature of the re-entry work, carried out with regulators, means we are now in a position to engage unions and our workforce in a voluntary redundancy expression of interest process, which is in its very early stages.”
Monsour said the company remained committed to ensuring safe and stable production.
The cuts come after Anglo American’s Queensland production was significantly impacted by safety incidents at its Moranbah North and Grosvenor mines, including underground fires in 2024 and 2025.
Minister Weighs In
Queensland’s Natural Resources and Mines Minister, Dale Last, said the decision to cut jobs was a commercial move by Anglo American.“These redundancies are a tough blow for workers, their families, and the communities that rely on these jobs, and my thoughts are with every person impacted,” he told The Epoch Times.
“The Crisafulli government backs the coal industry and the thousands of Queenslanders it supports, and is delivering new investment, cutting red tape and creating long-term job opportunities across regional Queensland.”
