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(Kitco News) - Gold producer Wesdome Gold Mines (TSX: WDO) announced on Tuesday that the company has resumed all underground mining and exploration activities in Quebec.
Wesdome also said that limited surface exploration has resumed, such as barge drilling as the company continues to follow government guidelines and recommendations.
On June 8, 2023, Wesdome reported that it had temporarily suspended underground activities and surface exploration activities at the Kiena mine in Val d’Or, Quebec, due to deteriorating forest fires conditions.
Importantly, the company said the forest fires in Quebec are now largely contained, with underground operations and exploration having resumed safely, adding that total down time for underground activities was 36 hours, or 3 shifts, while surface milling was unaffected.
“This is not expected to impact production or ramp development, which remains ahead of schedule,” Wesdome noted in a press release.
The company also reported that its Eagle River mine in Ontario has been operating normally with no interruptions or restrictions as the closest fire remains more than 100 kilometres away, and winds carrying the plumes of smoke have not come within the vicinity of the mine.
Wesdome is a Canadian focused gold producer with two high grade underground assets, the Eagle River mine in Ontario and the recently commissioned Kiena mine in Quebec.
