Provides Update ON Its Rosebel GOLD MINE
NEWS RELEASE
TSX:
IMG
NYSE:
IAG
IAMGOLD
PROVIDES UPDATE ON ITS ROSEBEL GOLD MINE
Toronto, Ontario
,
June
16
,
2020
–
IAMGOLD Corporation
(“IAMGOLD” or the “Company”)
advises
that
seven
personnel at its Rosebel Gold Mine
operation in Suriname (“Rosebel”)
have been diagnosed with
COVID
-
19. The individuals have been quarantined and are receiving medical care
as appropriate
.
Disinfection of their
living quarters and work areas
,
along with
contact tracing
,
is
ongoing.
This
is
the first
time Rosebel has
experienced
positive cases.
IAMGOLD
has taken extensive steps
,
at Rosebel and across its operations and offices,
to protect the
health and safety of employees, contractors and local communities in response to the global COV
ID
-
19
crisis.
At Rosebel, these steps include: s
ocial distancing
, implementation of a
ll sanitary measures in close
communication with health authorities
, s
ite access triage process
, reduction of the on
-
site
workforce to
essential services
only and addition
al
busses and medical personnel
.
T
he Company
additionally
advises that
the Rosebel Union has unfortunately chosen to use
one of the
se
preventative
measures,
which would support social distancing by reducing
the number of people sharing
accommodations
,
as the basis for
a work stoppage
.
Due to
U
nion resistance to
the implementation of
COVID
-
19 control measures, we are suspending operations until the appropriate
controls are in place to
protect the safety of all employees.
Rosebel’s management team
was
in regular communication with the Union
until the work stoppage. The
team
has
ongoing communication
s
with
employees, health authorities and
the
community
regarding
COVID
-
19 preventative measures and
the work stoppage
.
Rosebel’s management team
is
actively taking steps to resolve the
situation
.
Rosebel remains
committed
to ensuring the health and safety of its
employees, contractors and communities.
About IAMGOLD
IAMGOLD is a mid
-
tier mining company with three gold mines on three continents, including the Essakane
mine in Burkino Faso, the Rosebel mine in Suriname, and the Westwood mine in Canada. A solid base of
strategic assets is complemented by the Côté Gold de
velopment project in Canada, the Boto Gold
development project in Senegal, as well as greenfield and brownfield exploration projects in various
countries located in West Africa and the Americas. IAMGOLD is committed to maintaining its culture of
accountabl
e mining through high standards of ESG practices and employs
approximately 5,000
people.
IAMGOLD is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (trading symbol “IMG”) and the New York Stock
Exchange (trading symbol “IAG”).
IAMGOLD’s commitment is to Zero Harm, in
every aspect of its business. IAMGOLD is one of the companies
on the JSI index.
For further information please contact
:
Indi Gopinathan
, VP, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications, IAMGOLD Corporation
Tel: (416) 360
-
4743
Mobile: (416) 388
-
6883
Tol
l
-
free: 1
-
888
-
464
-
9999 [email protected]
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-
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