Following an extensive contact tracing exercise, all potentially affected Prestea personnel have followed the government and company protocols, including reporting for screening and testing as required, as well as subsequent isolation.
The safety and wellbeing of its employees and contractors is paramount. The company continues to proactively implement COVID-19 prevention and management controls across the business whilst providing available leadership, education and support to its host communities.
To date, it has not witnessed any material impact on production relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. As reported in the Q120 financial results, the supply chains at the Wassa and Prestea mines have not been detrimentally impacted and both operations continue, as does the export and sale of gold doré.
