Last checked at 14 Sep 2020 13:17
14 September 2020
CENTRAL ASIA METALS PLC
('CAML' or the 'Company')
Announcement regarding Sasa's Tailings Storage Facility 4 ('TSF4')
Central Asia Metals plc (AIM: CAML) today announces that at approximately 5.00am this morning there was a short-term leakage of tailings from Sasa's TSF4 into the local river. The leakage was stopped soon after and nobody has been harmed.
All relevant parties have been informed in North Macedonia and, in conjunction with the appropriate national authorities, an investigation is now underway to ascertain the volume of leaked material as well as the root cause.
The processing plant at Sasa is not currently operational and CAML will provide market updates as more information becomes available.
For further information contact:
Central Asia Metals | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7898 9001 |
Nigel Robinson, CEO |
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Gavin Ferrar, CFO |
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Louise Wrathall, Director of Corporate Relations | louise.wrathall@centralasiametals.com |
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Peel Hunt (Nominated Advisor and Joint Broker) | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7418 8900 |
Ross Allister |
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David McKeown |
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BMO Capital Markets (Joint Broker) | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7236 1010 |
Thomas Rider |
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Neil Elliot |
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Blytheweigh (PR Advisors) | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7138 3204 |
Tim Blythe |
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Megan Ray |
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Rachael Brooks |
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Note to editors:
Central Asia Metals, an AIM-listed UK company based in London, owns 100% of the Kounrad SX-EW copper project in central Kazakhstan and 100% of the Sasa zinc-lead mine in North Macedonia.
For further information, please visit: www.centralasiametals.com and https://twitter.com/CamlMetals