# Acacia Mining Plc Statement on North Mara

- Link: https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/acacia-mining-plc-statement-on-north-mara/412782755
- Published: 2019-05-17T11:57:38+01:00
- Author: Charlotte Edwards

**Acacia Mining Plc** (LON:ACA) noted the reported comments in the Tanzanian media
today attributed to the Regional Director of Tanzania’s National Environmental Management
Council (“NEMC”), the Minister of State in the Vice President’s Office for Union
Affairs and Environment, and the Minister for Minerals that its North Mara mine (“
the Mine”) has been issued with a fine in relation to alleged historical breaches
of environmental regulations in Tanzania.

Acacia confirms that North Mara Gold Mine Ltd, the operator of the Mine, has received
verbal notice from the Government of Tanzania (“GoT”) that it is to be issued with
an Environmental Protection Order (“EPO”) in relation to alleged historical breaches.
The Mine understands that the GoT is considering issuing an EPO on account of alleged
deficiencies at its Tailings Storage Facility (“TSF”), however the Mine has not 
yet received an EPO, or any supporting reports, findings or technical data in relation
to the statements attributed to the Minister of State in the Vice President’s Office
for Union Affairs and Environment.

Acacia confirms that the two ministers did visit the Mine yesterday to meet with
management of North Mara, to review the status of the Mine’s works to rectify and
manage within the mine site seepage from the TSF, and the status of North Mara’s
project to construct a new TSF.

As previously disclosed on 8 March 2019, the Mine’s technical team has been working
constructively and collaboratively with the GoT to try to address the GoT’s concerns
regarding alleged breaches of various environmental regulations and alleged discharges
of a hazardous substance from the Mine.

The Mine is reaching out to NEMC and to the Ministers to seek clarification of these
media reports and statements, including to request copies of any investigation reports
or data upon which the Government’s actions are said to be based, and to seek details
of any EPO or other statutory order that might have been issued, imposing a fine
or requiring the Mine to take further remedial action.

In the meantime, operations at the Mine remain unaffected.

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