BHP rules out selling Queensland coal despite royalty dispute

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BHP Group has ruled out selling its Queensland metallurgical coal business despite ongoing disputes over royalty rates in the Australian state. The company plans to increase investment if the royalty regime becomes more favorable.

BHP Group has ruled out selling its Queensland metallurgical coal business but will boost investment if the Australian state’s royalty regime is softened, CEO Brandon Craig said during the Aug. 18 results call for fiscal 2025-26 year results. The diversified miner said in August 2025 that it was considering a “pause [to] lower margin areas ...

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