Coal price fall forces job cuts, says BHP Billiton boss Dean Dalla Valle

By Amanda Saunders
Updated September 29 2014 - 2:14pm, first published September 23 2014 - 6:47pm
BHP is taking the axe to costs.
BHP is taking the axe to costs.
BHP is taking the axe to costs.
BHP is taking the axe to costs.
BHP is taking the axe to costs.
BHP is taking the axe to costs.

BHP Billiton coal boss Dean Dalla Valle says the miner's decision to cut 700 workers across its Queensland metallurgical coal business is a reaction to dramatic price falls for the commodity and the high cost of operating in Australia.

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