Fiore Gold (TSXV: F) said its Pan Mine in Nevada continues to operate as there have been no confirmed cases of COVID-19 among employees or contractors on site.
The miner also said its offices in Toronto and Denver are virus-free as well. However, employees in both cities have been asked to work remotely for the foreseeable future.
“At our Pan Mine in Nevada we have taken a number of precautions to reduce the risk to our employees including banning all work-related travel, other than travel to and from the mine-site, banning visitors and non-essential consultants and contractors, isolating delivery drivers, reducing personal contact between onsite employees and contractors, and additional cleaning and sterilization measures,” Fiore said in a media statement.
“The company has also instituted a temporary increase in paid medical leave for our employees to ensure that they can remain home if they or family members are unwell.”
Pan is a Carlin-style, open-pit, heap-leach mine in east-central Nevada, approximately 28 kilometres southeast of the town of Eureka.
It has an updated resource estimate that includes measured and indicated resources of 27.6 million tonnes grading 0.49 g/t containing 432,000 ounces of gold and inferred resources of 7.6 million tonnes grading 0.45 g/t containing 110,000 ounces of gold.