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Property NewsJuly 11, 2007 About 900 employees of the only U.S. platinum mining operation went on strike Wednesday after two months of negotiations failed to produce a new labour contract. The strike began just after midnight at Stillwater Mining Co.'s platinum and palladium mine at Nye, Mont., and its smelter and refinery complex in Columbus.
June 30, 2007 Boulder Mine production, while lower than in 2006, was at the expected level during the first half of 2007. May 11, 2007 Announced the commencement of negotiations between representatives for Stillwater Mining and the USW International Union, Local 11-0001. Stillwater Mining Company and USW International Union, Local 11-0001 entered into an agreement that all statements to the media concerning negotiations will be done jointly unless twenty-four hour notice has been given from one party to the other. Approximately 800 hourly employees at the mine located near Nye, Montana and the processing facilities in Columbus, Montana are covered by the current contract that expires July 1, 2007. |
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