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Laine Clark

'Collateral damage': hundreds more mining jobs axed

Almost 1000 jobs will be lost in Queensland's coal industry after two miners announced cutbacks. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Mining communities fear they may become "collateral damage" in a coal royalty dispute after hundreds more jobs were lost in the resources sector.

Anglo American Australia became the second mining giant in as many days to announce layoffs in Queensland, with up to 200 jobs believed to be affected.

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