Cliffs Natural Resources says more than 300 employees at its Tilden and Empire mines in Marquette County will be laid off from Sunday because of the economic slowdown. In addition 70 workers will be laid off in March.
The two iron ore mines will be down for part of the summer, beginning in early July. The Tilden mine will close for 26 days, while Empire will be down for seven weeks.
Cliffs announced last month that combined production at both mines would be reduced from an estimated 12 million tons of iron ore in 2008 to 6.7 million tons this year.
Presently, there are about 1,600 workers at the two mines.
Source: Chicago Tribune
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