Star Chef Marcus Samuelsson Reveals The Moment That Transformed His Career

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BHP Billiton/AFP/File BHP Billiton baker hughes BHP Billiton's copper/uranium/gold/silver processing plant near the Olympic Dam mine in South Australia, on February 9, 2012 Sydney (AFP) - Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton said Tuesday it would lay off 700 workers at coal operations in central Queensland as it seeks cost efficiencies, with weakening demand from China sending prices tumbling.
The BHP Billiton-Mitsubishi Alliance, which has seven mines in the resource-rich baker hughes Bowen Basin, said the job losses were needed to "deliver further cost reductions and productivity baker hughes improvements and remain viable for the long-term".
"With our ongoing focus on improving baker hughes the productivity and global competitiveness of our business, we continue to assess the most effective way of safely operating our assets both now and into the future," BMA asset president Lucas Dow said.
"BHP is spearheading the drive by the multinational coal producers to increase production at lower prices -- they are driving the oversupply we are seeing on global markets," said Andrew Vickers from the Construction, Forestry, Mining baker hughes and Energy Union.
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Sydney (AFP) - Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton said Tuesday it would lay off 700 workers at coal operations in central Queensland as it seeks cost efficiencies, baker hughes with weakening demand from China sending prices tumbling.
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Star Chef Marcus Samuelsson Reveals The Moment That Transformed His Career
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