COVID-19

The Sasa mine continues to operate, with no disruptions to production or sales to date due to COVID-19,

With COVID-19 cases rising in North Macedonia and the government introducing escalating measures, SASA has taken a significant number of steps to try to ensure the continued good health of its team members, including:

Established a COVID-19 ‘Crisis Committee’
Instructing staff to work from home wherever possible
A cessation of all but essential international travel
A cessation of all but necessary visitors to site (subject to authorization from General Director)
Identification and close monitoring of team members most vulnerable to COVID-19
The distribution of COVID-19 related PPE to employees and contractors
The distribution of COVID-19 related PPE to community members in our community
Undertaken a detailed review of all activities to ensure that social distancing is at the heart of how we operate during the pandemic
Made changes to alcohol testing at Sasa to increase social distancing
Made changes to canteen and transport arrangements to increase social distancing
Reinforced relevant government guidance and increased hygiene measures
Issued instructions to employees to stay at home if they suffer from any potential COVID-19 symptoms
Requesting employees take their temperatures before coming into work, and testing temperatures at the mine gate
The review of critical inventory levels to support production in the case of supply disruptions