Benzinga | Jul 20, 2020 05:48AM EDT

Pan American Silver Announces Suspension of Huaron and Morococha Operations in Peru

Pan American Silver Corp.(NASDAQ:PAAS) (TSX:PAAS) ("Pan American") announced today that it is moving its Huaron and Morococha operations in Peru into care and maintenance in response to several workers at the mines recently testing positive for COVID-19. Testing and tracing of the COVID-19 virus are part of the comprehensive protocols Pan American has implemented across all of its operations in response to COVID-19. Reduced workforces will conduct care and maintenance activities at Huaron and Morococha until it is determined that normal operations can safely resume.

Further information on the health and safety protocols implemented by Pan American in response to COVID-19 is available at: panamericansilver.com