Japan’s Sojitz to buy mothballed Australian met coal mine

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BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance hasagreed to sell the Gregory Crinum metallurgicalcoal mine in Central Queensland to Japan’sSojitz Corporation for A$100 million ($75 million),BMA said Wednesday in an emailed statement.The hard coking coal mine, which is located60 km northeast of Emerald in the BowenBasin, was placed into care and maintenance inJanuary 2016, prior to which it was running at acapacity of 6 million mt/year, BMA said.