As the Sibanye Stillwater mine layoffs conclude this week, the Montana Department of Labor reports that about 26 percent of the state's mining workforce is being cut.

November 12 marked the first day that over 30% Stillwater Mine employees were to be laid off. Montana Department of Labor and Industry held a rapid response event for those laid off employees.

COLUMBUS — The first wave of nearly 600 layoffs at Stillwater Mine began on Tuesday, Nov. 12. The Montana Department of Labor ...