TSX-V-listed junior Sola Gold on Friday announced that its La Ye mine, in Colombia, was hit in an armed robbery earlier in the week, with thieves taking off with a dore bar of 475 gold-equivalent ounces.
The company said an armed group of individuals entered the mine site after a gold pour, but before the doré was transported by helicopter to the refinery in Medellin.
“The thieves took advantage of a change in the protocols during the transition as a result of the recent acquisition of Operadora by Soma. New protocols and a full security review have been instituted,” said CEO Javier Cordova.