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

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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.

The news comes after the BHP Mitsubishi Alliance confirmed it would axe 750 jobs across the state and mothball its Saraji South mine from November.

BHP Mitsubishi Alliance blamed the cuts on the government's "unsustainable" ro

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