“We also plan to eliminate approximately 132 salaried positions across all three sites, including employees working centrally and/or remotely,” said Heather McDowell, vice president of the mine’s legal and external affairs for operations in the Americas.

A group of current and former employees reportedly plans to file a class-action lawsuit against the company over a data breach, which they say affected more than 7,000 workers.

The platinum and palladium mining operations in Montana, which had nearly 1,700 employees as of July 31, will now experience a 40% staff reduction beginning November 30.