8th Sep 2014 07:00
Sierra Rutile Limited
Sierra Rutile update on the Ebola virus
London, UK, 8 September 2014: Sierra Rutile Limited (AIM: SRX) ("Sierra Rutile") notes the Government of Sierra Leone's recent announcement of a four-day lockdown, confining all citizens to their homes from 18th to 21st September, as a nationwide measure to contain the Ebola outbreak. Sierra Rutile fully supports this initiative as part of Government's concerted response to the Ebola situation in Sierra Leone.
Sierra Rutile is currently assessing the extent to which the lockdown will impact operations. As soon as full details of the restrictions have been provided by the Government during the next few days, Sierra Rutile will provide an update and advise on the contingency plans that will be implemented to mitigate, as best as possible, disruptions to its operations.
To date there continues to be no reported or suspected cases of Ebola at Sierra Rutile's operations. The company continues to have in place the precautionary measures to minimise the risks posed to its employees, contractors and visitors, as detailed in its announcement of 5 August 2014.
ENDS
For Further Information:
Sierra Rutile Limited Yves Ilunga Chief Financial Officer
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+44 (0)20 7074 1800 |
RBC Capital Markets Nominated Adviser and Joint Corporate Broker Jonny Hardy
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+44 (0)20 7653 4000 |
Mirabaud Securities Joint Corporate Broker Peter Krens
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+44 (0)20 7321 2508 |
Kreab Gavin Anderson Marc Cohen / Christina Clark |
+44 (0)20 7074 1800 |
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About Sierra Rutile Limited
Sierra Rutile produces titanium feedstock industrial minerals (primarily rutile, with some associated ilmenite), as well as smaller quantities of zircon. Sierra Rutile's mine, located in the south west of Sierra Leone, is one of the largest natural rutile deposits in the world, with a JORC-Compliant Mineral Resource for measured, indicated and inferred resources for the Sierra Rutile mine of over 911 million tonnes (as at 30 September 2013).
www.sierra-rutile.com
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