Chile’s Mining Ministry Praises Amerigo’s MVC Covid-19 Response
May 13 2020 - 7:30AM
Amerigo Resources Ltd. (“Amerigo” or “the Company”) is pleased to
report that on May 8, 2020, Chile’s Minister of Mining, Baldo
Prokurica, visited the Company’s Chilean operation Minera Valle
Central (“MVC”) to learn about the actions that MVC has implemented
to protect the health of MVC’s workers and subcontractors, and
maintain zero contagion at the operation amidst the Covid-19 global
pandemic.
Following his visit, Mr. Prokurica commented,
“This is a company that has taken this issue very seriously with
union leaders and workers, so that operations can continue. It is
an example to follow.” He added, “On behalf of President Sebastián
Piñera, we wanted to greet you and ask you to continue taking
measures to protect the life and health of your workers.” Mr.
Prokurica also commented on the importance of having continuity of
operations in the mining industry, which is “extremely necessary
for the Chilean State to fulfill the commitments it has made with
the country.”
MVC’s General Manager, Christian Cáceres, also
commented, “We have followed all the recommendations of the Chilean
Ministry of Health and, additionally, we established a Covid19
Emergency Committee that operates every day and reviews how the
situation is evolving in Chile. The main initiatives are focused on
self-care, we have improved communications and hygiene measures, we
have implemented social distancing in our operations, we changed
our shift systems, we implemented teleworking for administrative
personnel and applied countless measures to respond to the
emergency, with very good results.”
About the Company:
Amerigo Resources Ltd. is an innovative copper
producer with a long-term relationship with Corporación Nacional
del Cobre de Chile (“Codelco”), the world’s largest copper
producer. Amerigo produces copper concentrate at the MVC operation
in Chile by processing fresh and historic tailings from Codelco’s
El Teniente mine, the world's largest underground copper mine. Tel:
(604) 681-2802; Fax: (604) 682-2802; Web: www.amerigoresources.com;
Listing: ARG:TSX.
For further information, please
contact:
• Aurora
Davidson, President, CEO and Interim CFO• Klaus Zeitler, Executive
Chairman |
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