May 30 (Reuters) - Global miner BHP Billiton (LON:BLT) BHP.AX said on Wednesday that its joint venture with Mitsubishi Development would sell the Gregory Crinum coal mine in Australia's Queensland to Japan's Sojitz Corp 2768.T for A$100 million ($74.89 million).
"(The BHP-Mitsubishi alliance) made the decision to sell the mine after a detailed review that concluded there is potential for another party to realise greater value (there)," BHP said in a statement.
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