BHP Billiton has announced it has slashed up to 240 drilling and mining jobs from its nickel mine in Leinster, 360km north of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.
The company’s spokesperson said 20 BHP staff and 220 BGC Contracting workers at the Rocky's Reward mine would be affected by the cuts.
The spokesperson said the mining company would look to redeploy its 20 staff where possible but could not say how many would retain their jobs.
The job cuts follow in the wake of falling world nickel prices and the shut down of the company's Ravensthorpe Nickel Operation in WA, which resulted in the sacking of 1800 WA staff.
The mine will cease operation indefinitely.
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