Anglo American Plc, developer of the Woodsmith polyhalite mining project in northeast England, has confirmed 70 redundancies at the project as it moves towards the construction phases.
Change in headcount was “relatively normal” for a large project such as the multi-million pound mine project, according to a company statement cited by a Yorkshire Post newspaper report.
Anglo American early this month said it expected to make a number of changes to the phasing of project work, particularly in relation to the two main shafts, ahead of the full project execution phase (GM March 4, p. 30).
“Our new model will deliver the construction of the mineshafts in a slightly different way, meaning some of the roles we had previously are no longer required,” the company said in its statement concerning redundancies.