Santacruz Continues Clean Up Following Tailings Spill

Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. (TSXV:SCZ) announced an update on the rupture of a pipeline connecting the tailings impoundment at its Rosario mine to a secondary settlement pond. The incident took place earlier this month, and the company is now working on remediation.

As quoted in the press release:

Due to fast action taken by Santacruz site management, including the construction of secondary berms below the actual tailings storage facility, the estimated amount of tailings pulp discharged was limited to approximately 2,000 m3. Currently, 75% of the spill has been cleaned up and restoration activities have commenced. All water samples taken have come back without any indication of contamination. Monitoring will continue on an on-going basis in coordination with local authorities and communities.

Arturo Prestamo, president of Santacruz, commented:

I commend our staff at the Rosario Mine for their prompt and effective response at the time of the discharge and in the following days with respect to the timely remediation of the spill and their open discussions with local communities and regulators. We are committed to the environment, and the communities that surround us. Our continued focus will be the prompt conclusion of our remediation efforts, completion of the engineering studies for our tailings disposal, and the implementation of an action plan that allows us to bring the Rosario Mine back to production in a timely manner.

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