VANCOUVER, Oct. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ - Capstone Mining
Corp. ("Capstone") (TSX: CS) is saddened to report that a fatal
accident occurred at its Cozamin Mine on Monday, October 10, 2016. A miner was struck by a
piece of mobile equipment in transit in the Mala Noche Footwall
Zone area. He was transported immediately to a hospital in
Zacatecas where he later passed
away.
"Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to our miner, his family, and
our entire team at Cozamin," said Darren
Pylot, President and CEO of Capstone. "This is a tragic
accident."
Cozamin's management team temporarily suspended operations,
which will resume later today. Capstone remains committed to the
highest safety standards at all of its operations.
About Capstone Mining Corp.
Capstone Mining
Corp. is a Canadian base metals mining company, focused on
copper. We are committed to the responsible development of our
assets and the environments in which we operate. Our three
producing mines are the Pinto Valley copper mine located
in Arizona, US, the Cozamin copper-silver mine in Zacatecas
State, Mexico and the Minto copper mine
in Yukon, Canada. In
addition, Capstone has two development projects; the large scale
70% owned copper-iron Santo Domingo project in Region
III, Chile, in partnership with Korea Resources
Corporation, and the 100% owned Kutcho copper-zinc project
in British Columbia, Canada,
as well as exploration properties in Chile and US.
Capstone's strategy is to focus on the optimization of operations
and assets in politically stable, mining-friendly regions, centred
in the Americas. Our headquarters are in Vancouver,
Canada and we are listed on the Toronto Stock
Exchange (TSX). Further information is available
at www.capstonemining.com.
SOURCE Capstone Mining Corp.