IN BRIEF: Chaarat Gold says operations resumed after fatal incident
Fri, 5th Mar 2021 14:27
Chaarat Gold Holdings Ltd - London-based gold miner focused on Armenia and Kyrgyz Republic - Says normal operations have resumed after a fatal incident at Kapan mine in southern Armenia on Thursday, with the exception of the specific incident area. Notes the incident occurred while a blocked ore chute was being assessed as part of the mining operation. Says mining operations were temporarily halted during the recovery operation and while the initial investigation by the authorities was carried out.
"We truly regret this tragic loss of life, and we offer our sincere condolences to the family of the deceased. The safety of everyone that works at our operations is a core value for Chaarat. We are working through an internal and external investigation and will identify further measures to try and prevent such incidents from recurring, and we will continue to implement new initiatives to further protect the health and safety of our employees, contractors and visitors," says Chief Executive Artem Volynets.