Loading ...SEMAFO: Armed Incident in Est Region
Montreal, Quebec, August 13, 2018 – SEMAFO Inc. (TSX, OMX: SMF) regrets to report that an armed incident occurred between the town of Fada and the Boungou Mine site in the Est region of Burkina Faso. As a result, five gendarmes and one sub-contractor employee lost their lives.
Operations at the Boungou Mine were not affected. As a precautionary measure, we will be increasing our security measures and continue to closely monitor the situation with our partners to protect the safety of SEMAFO employees and our operations.
The Corporation would like to express its deepest sympathy to families of the victims.
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