Diversified major BHP’s coal alliance with Mitsubishi (BMA) on Friday announced that it would only use charter flights to transport fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) employees and contractors, restricting non-residential workers from visiting townships near its mine site, and increasing health screenings.
The move comes after the Queensland government earlier this week announced that only critical interstate FIFO miner workers would be allowed into the state, with Queensland closing its borders to all but the most critical workers.