JSE- and NYSE-listed Gold Fields has confirmed the death of three foxes at its Salares Norte gold/copper project, in Chile.
The country’s environmental regulator has since issued some compliance orders to be adhered to.
These include Gold Fields submitting a detailed report of the three incidents; reducing the speed limit for all traffic on the project’s interior roads, since two of the foxes were killed in road accidents; and compiling a detailed report on each of the project’s pools, including sludge pools for exploration, since one fox drowned in a pool.
Moreover, the company has to review the categorisation of incidents reportable to the authorities.
Gold Fields says it remains on track to start production at the mine in early 2023.
Edited by: Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor Online
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