Sherritt Reports Fatality at its Moa Joint Venture Mine
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Sherritt Reports Fatality at its Moa Joint Venture Mine
TORONTO, April 24, 2023 – Sherritt International Corporation (“Sherritt” or the “Corporation”)
(TSX:S) regrets to announce the death of an employee at the Moa Joint Venture mine due to a
vehicle-related accident.
“Sherritt is deeply saddened by this tragic incident,” said Leon Binedell, President and CEO, Sherritt.
“Our priority is always the safety and wellbeing of our employees, and we would like to express our
heartfelt condolences and our deepest sympathies to the individual’s family, friends, and colleagues.
We work hard to prevent accidents and are fully committed to understanding the root causes that led
to this incident in order to prevent future incidents from occurring at our operations.”
Sherritt has initiated its investigation and is working with local authorities to determine the cause of
the accident.
About the Moa Joint Venture
The Moa Joint Venture is a 50/50 partnership between Sherritt and General Nickel Company S.A. of
Cuba. The Moa JV mines and processes nickel laterite deposits in Cuba for refining into finished
nickel and cobalt from its refinery in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta or for potential sale as intermediary
products and markets its products to customers internationally, except the United States.
About Sherritt International
Sherritt is a world leader in using hydrometallurgical processes to mine and refine nickel and cobalt –
metals deemed critical for the energy transition. Sherritt’s Moa Joint Venture has a current estimated
mine life of 26 years and has embarked on an expansion program focused on increasing annual mixed
sulphide precipitate production by 20% or 6,500 tonnes of contained nickel and cobalt (100% basis).
The Corporation’s Power division, through its ownership in Energas S.A., is the largest independent
energy producer in Cuba with installed electrical generating capacity of 506 MW, representing
approximately 10% of the national electrical generating capacity in Cuba. The Energas facilities are
comprised of two combined cycle plants that produce low-cost electricity from one of the lowest carbon
emitting sources of power in Cuba. Additionally, its Technologies Group creates innovative,
proprietary solutions for natural resource-based industries around the world to improve environmental
performance and increase economic value. Sherritt’s common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock
Exchange under the symbol “S”.
For further information, please contact:
Lucy Chitilian, Director, Investor Relations
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: (416) 935-2457
www.sherritt.com