Fatality at Centerra Gold’s Kumtor Mine, Kyrgyz Republic
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Centerra Gold said that on February 15, 2020, a fatality occurred at the Kumtor Mine located in the Kyrgyz Republic.
A Kumtor employee succumbed to a fatal injury while operating an excavator, which tipped and then slipped down into a water-filled basin near the edge of Petrov Lake, which is situated approximately five kilometres northeast of the Kumtor mill site.
An internal investigation has commenced and Kumtor management is working closely with the Kyrgyz regulators and other state authorities to ascertain the cause of the incident.
About Centerra Gold
Centerra Gold Inc. is a Canadian-based gold mining company focused on operating, developing, exploring and acquiring gold properties in North America, Asia and other markets worldwide and is the largest Western-based gold producer in Central Asia. Centerra operates two flagship assets, the Kumtor Mine in the Kyrgyz Republic and the Mount Milligan Mine in British Columbia, Canada and is building its next gold mine, the 100 percent owned Öksüt Mine in Turkey.
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