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SSR Mining (NASDAQ:SSRM) said Sunday that Turkey’s government has revoked the Copler gold mine’s environmental permit, and the mine will remain suspended until further notice, after a landslide last week left nine workers missing.
The company said several staff members are facing charges related to the incident, in which Turkey’s Interior Minister said had dislodged 10M cm of earth across a 200-meter slope.
Tests of the surface water, groundwater and soil in the region by the Turkish Ministry of the Environment did not show any contamination in the area’s waters, the company said.
SSR Mining (SSRM) had expected to produce as much as 220K oz of gold at Copler this year, about half the company’s anticipated global output; SSR owns an 80% stake in the mine.