Harte Gold has confirmed workplace transmission of COVID-19 at its Sugar Zone Mine in White River.
The company says it is currently managing three cases of COVID-19 among employees of the mine - two of which are asymptomatic - with the transmission occurring in the mill facilities - mill operations were temporarily suspended as impacted crews self-isolate, though Harte says "business continuity plans are in place and an incoming crew will start its rotation by the middle of this week" and the mill's expected to resume operations today, so all stockpiled ore will be processed by the end of the month.
Mining operations have not been impacted.
According to the company, contact tracing was completed in partnership with Algoma Public Health, to determine the potential for additional exposures - those potentially affected are self-isolating while protocols will remain in place for fourteen days, per Algoma Public Health recommendations, with regular monitoring for COVID-19 symptoms.
Algoma Public Health only reported one new case Tuesday - the fourth it has reported for North Algoma - leaving the health unit with four "active", one in hospital.