Sierra Metals Announces Incident at Yauricocha Mine in Peru
September 12 2022 - 09:16AM
Business Wire
Sierra Metals Inc. (TSX: SMT) (BVL or Bolsa de Valores de
Lima: SMT) (NYSE AMERICAN: SMTS) (“Sierra Metals” or “the Company”)
regrets to report that at approximately 4:00 PM Lima Time on Sunday
September 11, 2022, there was a mudslide incident at its
underground Yauricocha Mine, located in Peru.
As a result, three contractor employees lost their lives and one
was injured.
The safety and wellbeing of all employees and contractors is a
major commitment and focus of the Company, and all efforts are
being deployed to ensure them. Mining operations have been
temporarily suspended as a result and will resume once conditions
are considered safe and appropriate.
Local authorities have been notified and are conducting an
investigation into the incident. The Company will provide any
updates as they become available.
The thoughts of the board of directors and management are with
the family, friends and colleagues that have been impacted by this
unfortunate incident.
About Sierra Metals
Sierra Metals Inc. is a diversified Canadian mining company with
Green Metal exposure including increasing copper production and
base metal production with precious metals byproduct credits,
focused on the production and development of its Yauricocha Mine in
Peru, and Bolivar and Cusi Mines in Mexico. The Company is focused
on increasing production volume and growing mineral resources.
Sierra Metals has recently had several new key discoveries and
still has many more exciting brownfield exploration opportunities
at all three Mines in Peru and Mexico that are within close
proximity to the existing mines. Additionally, the Company also has
large land packages at all three mines with several prospective
regional targets providing longer-term exploration upside and
mineral resource growth potential.
The Company's Common Shares trade on the Bolsa de Valores de
Lima and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "SMT" and
on the NYSE American Exchange under the symbol "SMTS".
For further information regarding Sierra Metals, please visit
www.sierrametals.com
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Forward-looking information relates to future events or the
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uncertainties, which could cause actual events or results to differ
from those reflected in the forward-looking information, including,
without limitation, the risks described under the heading "Risk
Factors" in the Company's annual information form dated March 16,
2022 for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 and other risks
identified in the Company's filings with Canadian securities
regulators and the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission, which filings are available at www.sedar.com and
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