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OceanaGold Provides Operational Update Following Recent Weather Events in the Philippines and the Carolinas
OceanaGold Provides Operational Update Following Recent Weather Events in the Philippines ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nOceanaGold Provides Operational Update Following Recent Weather Events in the Philippines and the Carolinas\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\nMELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 19, 2018\n\n\n\n/NOT FOR DISSEMINATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES AND NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO US NEWSWIRE SERVICES./ \n MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 19, 2018 /CNW/ - OceanaGold Corporation (TSX: OGC / ASX: OGC) (the \"Company\") provides an update on its Didipio operation in the Philippines and Haile operation in the United States, where over the past weekend severe weather impacted surrounding areas.\nMick Wilkes, President and CEO of OceanaGold said, \"The safety and well-being of our employees is paramount and I'm very happy to announce that following major storms in the Philippines and in the Carolinas no injuries were reported. The Company uses stringent processes and operational readiness practices ahead of potential severe weather events to ensure workers are safe, the site is secure and our robust environmental safety controls are in place.\" \nHe went on to say, \"Our valued workforce at both the Didipio and Haile operations were well prepared and equipped to deal with a worst-case scenario weather event and both operations are designed to withstand hurricanes, tornados or other severe weather. Our community relations teams remained in close contact with local authorities and communities throughout the storm and in the aftermath, we offered our assistance in recovery efforts.\"\n\"Operationally, we do not expect any impact to production at either operation as a result of these storms.\"\nPhilippines\nIn the Philippines, the Didipio operation reported no injuries or environmental impacts associated with Super Typhoon Mangkhut, a category five storm that impacted northern Philippines. At Didipio, the centre of the storm travelled north of the operation, however the site received a moderate amount of rainfall. As Didipio is designed for and accustomed to significant rainfall and strong wind events, particularly during the typhoon season, the site wa...