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Trevali Provides Update on Search at Perkoa Mine: No Survivors Found in Refuge Chamber
Trevali Provides Update on Search at Perkoa Mine: No Survivors Found in Refuge Chamber.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nTrevali Provides Update on Search at Perkoa Mine: No Survivors Found in Refuge Chamber\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\nTrevali Provides Update on Search at Perkoa Mine: No Survivors Found in Refuge Chamber\nCanada NewsWire\nVANCOUVER, BC, May 17, 2022\n\n\n\nVANCOUVER, BC, May 17, 2022 /CNW/ - Trevali Mining Corporation (\"Trevali\" or the \"Company\") (TSX: TV) (BVL: TV) (OTCQX: TREVF) (Frankfurt: 4TI) reports that search and rescue team members reached the refuge chamber below Level 520 in the Perkoa Mine in Burkina Faso. The refuge chamber was found intact and with no one inside. It is now clear that none of the eight missing workers reached the refuge chamber.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nThe Company's search crews will continue to work at maximum capacity, 24-hours-per-day until the missing individuals are recovered.\n\"This is devastating news, and we would like to offer our deepest sympathies to our colleagues' families and friends during this difficult time,\" said Ricus Grimbeek, President and CEO. \"We will continue our search efforts unabated and reaffirm our commitment to work at full-speed to find our colleagues.\"\nSenior representatives of Trevali and the Perkoa Mine mining contractor Byrnecut have been in close communication with the families of the missing workers throughout the search process and will continue to offer support. The Company will also continue to work alongside the Burkinabe authorities and is grateful for the search assistance received from them as well as the Burkina Faso mining community. Out of respect for privacy of the workers' families and friends, the Company will not be publicly disclosing the names of the workers.\nThe Company will provide further details as more information becomes available.\nAbout Trevali Mining Corporation \nTrevali is a global base-metals mining Company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. The bulk of Trevali's revenue is generated from zinc and lead concentrate production at its three operational assets: the 90%-owned Perkoa Mine in Burkina Faso, the 90%-owned Rosh Pinah Mine in Na...