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BHP axing up to 300 Olympic Dam jobs

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 30, 2015 | 11:23 am Base Metals Energy Precious Metals Top Companies Australia Europe Copper Gold Iron Ore Silver Uranium 

BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP) is laying off hundreds of workers at its Olympic Dam copper-uranium mine in South Australia as part of a restructuring process aimed to reduce costs and combat falling commodity prices. While the company did not specified how...

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