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The Newcastle Herald's Opinion, Wednesday, August 19, 2020: BHP and Peabody both wrestling with COVID-cratered coal prices, and long-term 'transitional' issues

Updated April 15 2021 - 12:07am, first published August 19 2020 - 6:00am
Mount Arthur, pictured, is no longer wanted by BHP, while Peabody is facing problems at Wambo underground.
Mount Arthur, pictured, is no longer wanted by BHP, while Peabody is facing problems at Wambo underground.

TIMING is not the only thing that links Peabody - planning job cuts at Wambo underground - with BHP wanting a divorce from its Mount Arthur open-cut in particular, and thermal coal in general.

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