QLD: Collinsville mine cuts devasting says union

AAP General News (Australia)
02-17-2000
QLD: Collinsville mine cuts devasting says union

A Queensland mining union says the loss of 49 jobs at a coal mine will devastate the
local economy at Collinsville.

Operator Thiess Contractors have said the job cuts were forced because the mine was
no longer competitive in the export market.

But Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union spokesman ANDREW VICKERS says the
cuts signal the start of potential job losses throughout the mining industry.

The Collinsville mine workforce has fallen to 70, down from about 700 six years ago.

Mr VICKERS says the recent price drop in coal sold to Japan has put even more pressure on jobs.

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KEYWORD: COLLINSVILLE (BRISBANE)

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