Dual-listed gold miner OceanaGold has warned of ‘uncertainty’ at its Haile mine, in South Carolina, after 18 staff members tested positive for Covid-19 since June this year.
The miner on Friday said that some 220 workers at Haile had been required to self-isolate for a period of two week at some point since the beginning of March, and while essential, the protocols had impacted staffing levels at the gold mine.
“Given the continued fluid situation in the US regarding Covid-19, combined with the productivity losses due to weather, the outlook for Haile for the remainder of the year is now uncertain,” OceanaGold president and CEO Michael Holmes said.