Company employees reminded to bring identification to get past OPP roadblocks

By Lake Shore Gold news release / The Timmins Times

Posted 11 hours ago

It back to work for Lake Shore Gold’s Timmins West mining complex.

The company today announced has it commenced safety, ventilation and maintenance checks at its Timmins West Mine as of 7:00 pm on Sunday, May 27, 2012, with full production at the mine to resume tomorrow morning (Monday, May 28, 2012) at 7:00 am. said a company news release.

The Ontario Provincial Police is asking workers to remember to bring company identification so that the workers will be able to get past the OPP roadblock on Highway 101 West at the Malette Road.

Lake Shore had suspended operations last Thursday due to high winds and smoke from a forest fire west of Timmins, Ontario. Based on improving wind conditions and progress by the Ministry of Natural Resources in combating the forest fire, air quality at the mine site has returned to normal and the Company is now positioned to safely resume mine production, said the company release.

Tony Makuch, President and CEO of Lake Shore Gold, commented: "We are very pleased that our crews are getting back to work. I want to take this opportunity to thank the Ministry of Natural Resources, City of Timmins and Ontario Provincial Police for their ongoing efforts to fight the Timmins No. 9 fire. Through the continued hard work and significant effort of a large number of people, as well as some cooperation from the weather, the smoke that resulted in our suspending operations at Timmins West Mine last Thursday has cleared and we are resuming production."