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Artemis Gold temporarily reduces non-essential staff at Blackwater due to wildfires

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By Vladimir Basov
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(Kitco News) - Artemis Gold (TSX-V: ARTG) announced today that out of an abundance of caution, the company has taken precautionary measures and temporarily reduced the number of non-essential staff and contractors at the Blackwater mine in central B.C. due to wildfires in the region.

The company added that approximately 20 personnel, including emergency response teams, remain on site to actively monitor the situation.

CEO Steven Dean stated, “The safety of our employees, contractors and the local and Indigenous communities is our top priority. We will continue to actively monitor the situation and will provide updates as necessary.”

Artemis Gold’s current focus is construction of the Blackwater mine project in central British Columbia approximately 160km southwest of Prince George and 450km northeast of Vancouver. The first pour of gold and silver from the Blackwater mine is expected H2 2024 and the mine is expected to be in production for a minimum of 22 years.

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Vladimir Basov

Vladimir (PhD, MEng in Mining) is a professional mining engineer, scientist and analyst that has more than 20 years of practical in-field and research experience. He is particularly interested in collecting, processing baseline data and writing insightful data-driven mining industry analytics, articles, statistical and research reports.

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