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Absarokee businesses adjust for Stillwater mine layoffs
4+ hour, 11+ min ago (423+ words) While the Sibanye Stillwater layoffs have changed the lives for hundreds of workers, it's also meant adjustments for businesses. Absarokee has been a stopping off spot for miners commuting to and from Nye. Two busineeses near the intersection of Highway…...
Stillwater officials hope new tariff on Russian palladium will boost mine
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (504+ words) BILLINGS " Sibanye Stillwater Mining could see a big boost following a Trump administration decision this week to impose a heavy tariff on Russian palladium exports, following a decision made by the Department of Commerce in a hearing on Tuesday. On…...
Out & About: Carbon Strata Opening, Gem and Mineral Show, Walk Out of the Darkness
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (381+ words) Carbon STRATA Opening. The history of Red Lodge can almost always be traced to its county's namesake: Carbon. Whether you know it from the periodic table of elements ... Jon Lodge: Carbon STRATA OpeningThe history of Red Lodge can almost always…...
Stillwater Mine families hopeful tariffs can restore jobs
6+ mon, 1+ day ago (412+ words) BILLINGS - Nine months after sweeping layoffs at Stillwater Mine, more than 700 Montana families are still waiting for answers. For Christina Holcomb, time feels like an eternity. "We were always hopeful," Holcomb said. "For a while we were like, it's probably…...
Contract worker dies at Stillwater Mine
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (187+ words) A contract employee was killed at the Stillwater Mine in Nye, prompting the company to shut down the mine's day and night shifts Monday. The contractor was working at the 7200 west level of the mine around 1 a.m. Monday operating a bolter…...
Laurel man identified as employee killed in accident at Stillwater Mine
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (212+ words) COLUMBUS - An employee of the Sibanye-Stillwater Mine who was killed in an accident was identified Tuesday. The Stillawater County Sheriff's Office said 50-year-old Brian Hanson of Laurel was killed Saturday morning in what mine officials have described as an electrical…...