28 December 2021
TSX and OTCQX: MPVD
TORONTO and NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2021 /CNW/ - Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. ("Mountain Province", or the "Company") (TSX: MPVD) (OTCQX: MPVD) announces the declaration of an outbreak of Covid-19 at Gahcho Kué by the Office of the Chief Public Health Officer in the Northwest Territories. The entire workforce at Gahcho Kué is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, and at this time no material impact to production is expected.
Four cases of Covid-19 have been detected at Gahcho Kué, with three individuals exhibiting mild cold-like symptoms. Eight close contacts are in quarantine and have tested negative. All other mine personnel have also tested negative following site-wide testing conducted on December 26th. On December 22nd, Gahcho Kué implemented heightened preventative measures on site, over-and-above the base-line stringent safety measures due to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant in Canada.
Mark Wall, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, commented:
"The team on site has done a fantastic job in sustaining operations through a pandemic that has impacted all of our lives. We are very fortunate to have De Beers and Anglo American as our joint venture partner and operator, with our shared focus on employee safety and operational continuity. It is important that we continue the strenuous controls in place to protect both our people and the communities of the Northwest Territories."