Fire to cost hundreds of jobs

Isaac Mayor; “profound sense of loss for the Grosvenor workforce”

Hundreds of employees and contractors at Anglo-American's Grosvenor mine will be jobless by September as the long-term reality from last week's underground fire sets in.

While the fire continues to burn underground, progress has been made in sealing the mine off to starve it of oxygen. The exhaust system is no longer billowing smoke, affecting nearby communities like Moranbah.

However,