THUNDER BAY, ON, Dec. 5, 2017 /CNW/ - PREMIER GOLD MINES
LIMITED ("Premier" or "The Company")
(TSX:PG) is pleased to announce its partner Barrick Gold
Corporation (Barrick) has received the National Mining
Associations (NMA) Sentinels of Safety Award for its operating
practices at the South Arturo Mine. The South Arturo Mine is a
joint venture between Premier and Barrick in the Carlin Trend of
Nevada.
Officials of the NMA, the U.S. National Institute of
Occupational Safety and Health, the U.S Department of the
Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,
and the Bureau of Land Management, gathered on November 6th to honour top safety,
environmental, and technology leaders in the mining industry.
Twenty American mining operations – six coal mines and 14
mineral/metal mines – were presented the award recognizing
performance in 2016.
The Sentinels of Safety Award recognizes coal and mineral mining
operations in 20 categories for recording the most hours in a
calendar year without a single lost-time injury. A minimum of 4,000
hours is required for award consideration. The award categories
reflect the safety accomplishments of both small and large
mines.
"This award demonstrates Barrick's high-standards in operations
and is a testament to level of safety achieved by the Goldstrike
Mine team", stated Ewan Downie,
President and CEO of Premier Gold Mines Limited. "We are extremely
proud of our joint venture partner for their achievement and are
honoured to be associated with a company that strives to operate at
the leading edge of safety".
Initiated in 1925 by then Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover, a former mining engineer, the
Sentinels of Safety Award program remains the nation's most
prestigious recognition of mine safety and has helped foster a
strong safety commitment on the part of U.S. mines.
Premier Gold Mines Limited is a gold producer and
respected exploration and development company with a high-quality
pipeline of precious metal projects in proven, accessible, and safe
mining jurisdictions in Canada,
the United States, and
Mexico. Premier's team is focused
on creating a low-cost, mid-tier gold producer through its two
producing gold mines; and two advanced multi-million ounce
development projects where permitting and pre-construction
initiatives are in progress.
This Press Release contains certain information that may
constitute "forward-looking information" under applicable Canadian
securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but
is not limited to, statements about strategic plans, including
future operations, future work programs, capital expenditures,
discovery and production of minerals, price of gold and currency
exchange rates, timing of geological reports and corporate and
technical objectives. Forward-looking information is necessarily
based upon a number of assumptions that, while considered
reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties,
and other factors which may cause the actual results and future
events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking information, including the risks inherent to the
mining industry, adverse economic and market developments and the
risks identified in Premier's annual information form under the
heading "Risk Factors". There can be no assurance that such
information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future
events could differ materially from those anticipated in such
information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance
on forward-looking information. All forward-looking information
contained in this press release is given as of the date hereof and
is based upon the opinions and estimates of management and
information available to management as at the date
hereof. Premier disclaims any intention or obligation to
update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as
required by law.
SOURCE Premier Gold Mines Limited