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Nearly 17,000 Australian mining jobs to disappear by 2019

Frik Els | August 15, 2014 | 10:45 am Base Metals Energy Precious Metals Australia Coal Copper Gold Iron Ore 

Employment in Australia's mining industry is expected  to decline by  4.5% through 2018, with more than 16,000 jobs to be lost across exploration, metal ore and coal mining. A new study by the Australian Department of Employment forecasts a “significant slowdown’’...

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