BHP Billiton To Cut Up To 70 Jobs At Mt Keith Nickel Mine
August 25 2009 - 3:58AM
Dow Jones News
BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP.AU) will cut up to 70 jobs at its Mount
Keith nickel mine in Western Australia state to keep the operation
viable, the company said Tuesday.
The job cuts will affect up to 8% of the workforce totaling 850
employees but won't impact on nickel concentrate production.
Mount Keith forms part of BHP's Nickel West operation, a
significant nickel producing complex.
"As is our normal practice, all our operations are continually
under review. We have consistently said that we would take
appropriate action for any operation that is either cash negative
and set to remain so, or if we cannot sell what we are producing,"
BHP said in a statement.
-By Elisabeth Behrmann, Dow Jones Newswires;
61-2-8272-4689 elisabeth.behrmann@dowjones.com