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Wallbridge Temporarily Suspends Operations in Quebec and Ontario due to COVID-19
Wallbridge Temporarily Suspends Operations in Quebec and Ontario due to COVID-19 C...
About this update from Wallbridge Mining Co. Ltd.
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nWallbridge Temporarily Suspends Operations in Quebec and Ontario due to COVID-19\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\nTORONTO, March 23, 2020\n\n\n\nTORONTO, March 23, 2020 /CNW/ - Wallbridge Mining Company Limited (TSX:WM, FWB: WC7) (\"Wallbridge\" or the \"Company\") announced today that, in response to the order of the Government of Quebec and the Government of Ontario with regard to the COVID-19 outbreak effective immediately it is temporarily suspending operations at its 100% owned Fenelon gold project located in the Abitibi greenstone belt, Québec as well as its operations in Ontario until April 15, 2020.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nWallbridge is committed to the wellbeing of all its stakeholders. Management is pleased to report that it has had no suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19 at any of its locations, and the Company has implemented a COVID-19 protocol to do what it can to protect its workforce, to protect its contractors and to protect all of the communities in which it operates. Wallbridge will continue to provide information and updates as appropriate and intends to resume full operations at all of its locations as soon as possible.  \nAs the situation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic is dynamic, Wallbridge is currently unable to determine the impact on its 2020 operating guidance.\nAbout Wallbridge Mining\nThe Company is currently developing its 100%-owned Fenelon Gold Property, which is located proximal to the Sunday Lake Deformation Zone, in an emerging gold belt in northwestern Quebec with ongoing 100,000 to 120,000 metre exploration drill program in 2020 and a 33,500-tonne bulk sample and 75,000 metres of drilling completed in 2019. Wallbridge is also pursuing additional advanced-stage projects which would add to the Company's near-term project pipeline. Wallbridge is also the operator of, and a 16.5% shareholder in, Loncan Canada Inc., a privately-held company with a large portfolio of nickel, copper, and PGM projects in Ontario's Sudbury Basin.\nAs announced in Wallbridge Press Release dated Mar...