SYDNEY (Reuters) - Global miner BHP Billiton said on Thursday jobs could go at its Australian coal mines as the company faces a deteriorating market.
"Against a backdrop of increasing costs and falling commodity prices, we continue to focus on reducing our overheads and operating costs," BHP said in a statement emailed to Reuters.
"We don't intend to provide any detail about specific adjustments, but clearly there may be some impact on jobs in some areas," it said.
(Reporting by James Regan; Editing by Ed Davies)