A number of individuals are lacking after a convoy belonging to Canadian mining firm Iamgold was attacked in northern Burkina Faso on Friday, two safety sources stated.
The autos carrying Iamgold staff got here beneath assault on the street between Dori and Essakane, the place the corporate has its greatest working mine. One other Iamgold convoy was attacked on its technique to Essakane in September, wounding one police officer and inflicting the corporate to quickly droop convoys.
Islamist militants perform frequent raids within the space, which lies close to the borders with Mali and Niger.
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One safety supply informed Reuters that 4 staff have been lacking following the assault. A second supply stated that some individuals within the convoy couldn’t be reached, and that no deaths had been confirmed.
A spokesperson for the mine declined to remark and stated Iamgold would concern an announcement later. Iamgold representatives didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
The Essakane mine produced 364,000 ounces of gold in 2020, greater than half the miner’s total manufacturing.
(Reporting by Thiam Ndiaga; Extra reporting by Helen Reid; Writing by Nellie Peyton Modifying by Raissa Kasolowsky)
