The Australian: Productivity in mining a disaster, says BIS Shrapnel report

Article in The Australian newspaper:

THE mining sector’s labour productivity is a disaster that will block much future job growth in the industry, says a new report….

However, that would not threaten a forecast boom in mining production over the next decade, the report said.

Productivity in mining a disaster, says BIS Shrapnel report

This isn’t new news – plenty of people (including comments on ForexLive) have been talking about the high costs in the mining sector in Australia. Plenty of lower cost competitors around the world ….