Mountain Province: Falls on suspending ops at COVID-19-hit Gahcho Kué Mine

Mountain Province Diamonds

08/02/2021 17:09

** Shares of Canadian miner Mountain Province Diamonds
 MPVD.TO  fall 7.7% to C$0.60
    ** Co says it has temporary suspended production-related
activities at its Gahcho Kué Mine due to an outbreak of COVID-19
at the mine site  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nCNWDgmqva
    ** MPVD is a 49% participant with De Beers Group in the
Gahcho Kué diamond mine located in Canada's Northwest
Territories
    ** Two confirmed positive and six presumptive positive cases
have been identified - MPVD
    ** All affected individuals and their close contacts have
been quarantined

 (Reporting by Arunima Kumar in Bengaluru)
 ((Arunima.Kumar@thomsonreuters.com))