by Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile Wyoming trona miner and soda ash producer WE Soda will convert its Westvaco underground mining operation to in-situ solution recovery, a less labor-intensive drill-and-pump method that will lead to 350 job cuts over the next two years. Layoffs will begin in January, the London-based…

The layoffs will take place over the next two years, beginning in January, due to competition from China. ‘It breaks my heart,’ union representative says of impacts to southwestern Wyoming families. The post Wyoming soda ash producer to cut 350 jobs amid market pressure from China appeared first on WyoFile .