由于面临这种炼钢原料价格下跌以及航运和燃料成本上升的困扰，该集团将在西澳大利亚州的铁矿石业务中裁减300名工人。
Group will make 300 workers redundant at its iron ore operations in Western Australia as it grapples with a fall in prices of the steelmaking ingredient and higher shipping and fuel costs.
这些岗位将被削减于皮尔巴拉地区的South Flank、Mining Area C、Newman和Jimblebar矿山，这些矿山的总劳动力约为1.6万人。必和必拓的一位发言人在一份声明中表示，该公司将为受影响的人员寻找其他就业机会。
Positions will be cut at its South Flank, Mining Area C, Newman and Jimblebar mines in the Pilbara region, which have a total workforce of around 16,000. The company will look at other employment opportunities for those affected, a BHP spokesperson said in a statement.
这位发言人表示：“我们正在进行一些调整，以确保我们的西澳铁矿石业务能够继续做出重大贡献。”
“We are making some changes to ensure our WA iron ore business can continue to make a significant contribution,” the spokesperson said.
自今年年初以来，铁矿石价格已下跌约14%，而开采和运输这种原材料的成本则部分由于燃料价格飙升而增加。
Iron ore prices have fallen around 14% since the start of the year, while the costs of mining and shipping the raw material have increased in part due to surging fuel prices.
必和必拓在8月份的全年财务报告中表示，由于中东冲突，成本环境“发生了重大变化”。该公司表示：“更高的能源价格不仅直接推高了关键地区的通胀，还通过其在供应链中的后续影响推高了通胀。”
In its full-year financial report in August, BHP said the cost environment had “shifted materially” as a result of the conflict in the Middle East. “Higher energy prices have raised inflation across key regions, both directly and through their flow-on effects across supply chains,” it said.
必和必拓并不是皮尔巴拉地区唯一感受到成本上升影响的铁矿石开采商。其最接近的同行力拓集团周三在其季度生产报告中表示，高企的柴油价格已使该地区的运营成本每吨增加了1美元。
BHP is not the only iron ore miner in the Pilbara to feel the impact of higher costs. Rio Tinto Group, its closest peer, said in its quarterly production report on Wednesday that elevated diesel prices have increased operating costs in the region by $1 a ton.
必和必拓预计在当前的财政年度生产高达2.98亿吨铁矿石，而力拓的年产量约为3.66亿吨。
BHP expects to produce up to 298 million tons of iron ore in its current financial year, while Rio Tinto’s annual output sits at around 366 million tons.