<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One of Australia's leading mining companies has joined BHP in cutting hundreds of roles in Queensland as the resources sector battles the state government over its royalties regime.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Anglo American Australia conducted a review in light of "ongoing market pressures" and confirmed more than 200 staff had been impacted, predominantly at the miner's Brisbane site, but also in its Central Queensland operations.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Anglo American Australia vice president Ben Mansour said some of the cuts were achieved through voluntary redundancies, including with workers at the company's underground coal mine in Grosvenor, which has been closed since a fire in June last year.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/finance/santos-australia-30-billion-takeover-xrg/6417fb8b-1fc0-4131-9909-e32b7787af45" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Why $30 billion sale of Australian company fell through</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"A substantial proportion of reductions have been achieved through voluntary redundancy, and we are committed to supporting our people through this transition with access to outplacement services and wellbeing support," he said in a statement.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"For more than a year, we've worked to protect the jobs of our Grosvenor workforce — including redeploying roles to our other underground operations.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The phased nature of the re-entry work, carried out in close co-ordination with regulators, means we are now in a position to engage unions and our Grosvenor enterprise agreement workforce in a voluntary redundancy expression of interest process, which is in its very early stages."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/anglo-american-joins-bhp-in-cutting-hundreds-of-jobs-in-queensland-as-sector-battles-with-state-over-royalties/58429a95-94c9-4a09-9df6-7adb57cda807" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The announcement was the second blow to the state's mining and resources sector in a matter of days. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bhp-alliance-axes-750-jobs-blames-queensland-governments-mining-royalties/f9a1e1bc-8756-417c-ab8d-65a884583d77" rel="" target="_blank" title="BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) yesterday said it would cut 750 jobs across Queensland"><span>BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) yesterday said it would cut 750 jobs across Queensland</span></a><span>, mothball operations at Saraji South in Dysart in the Bowen Basin and review the viability of its FutureFit Academy learning centre in Mackay.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-uk-visit-king-charles-praises-aukus-pact/5ad02180-e21e-4df9-bd38-febe2007b92d" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>King Charles backs AUKUS submarine deal in hint for Trump</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The mining giant, known colloquially as "the big Australian", blamed the state government's "unsustainable" coal royalty rates and broader market conditions on its decision.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The simple fact is the Queensland coal industry is approaching a crisis point," BMA asset president Adam Lancey said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This is now having real impacts on regional jobs, communities and small businesses."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The mineral royalty rate is a tiered system that captures a percentage of business returns, with coal delivering billions of dollars of revenue for the state government.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Premier David Crisafulli inherited the royalty regime from the former Miles government but has repeatedly refused to introduce any changes to the legislation, which he said was locked in until at least 2029-30.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-federal-reserve-cuts-interest-rates/1d5e011a-a587-4964-ab44-a5e804ff1dcd" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for first time this year</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Treasurer and Energy Minister David Janetzki confirmed the government had no plans to change the system but said there would be announcements on investment in the mining sector in the near future.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie said the state government was not at war with the mining sector but added that the LNP promised not to change the royalty regime before being elected.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We've stuck by the election commitment, so it's no surprise to BHP, a multibillion-dollar company. That was our commitment to the people of Queensland," he said yesterday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Isaac Regional Council Mayor Kelly Vea Vea — whose local government area covers Grosvenor and Dysart where miners are being affected — said companies were taking "large shots" at the state who had their "hands over their ears".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This has a huge impact not just on industry but obviously the communities because the two things are just so intrinsically linked," she said in a video message.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-uk-visit-trumps-second-state-visit-to-uk-meets-with-protests-and-arrests/91c86d5e-19bb-4b56-9ea1-c8e59c1974c4" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Trump's second state visit to UK meets with protests and arrests</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"What we've seen is companies take large shots across the table at a state government that feels like they have their hands over their ears and it seems like communities are being caught in the crossfire."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Mining Energy Union (MEU) also accused BHP of using workers as "pawns" in their spat with the state government.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"BHP should stop using coal workers and communities as pawns in its fight with the Queensland Government over royalties," MEU Queensland President Mitch Hughes said yesterday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Workers need facts, certainty and security — not alarmism."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank" title=""><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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