Montana mines buoy firm beset by deaths, strike in S. Africa
By MATTHEW BROWN, Associated Press BILLINGS, Montana (AP) — After a prolonged strike and a string of workplace fatalities in South Africa, executives at Sibanye-Stillwater are leaning heavily on its Montana platinum mines to turn things around at one of the world's largest precious metals mining companies. The firm posted a $19 million loss for the first half of 2019, driven largely by a five-month