IAMGOLD Corporation: IAMGOLD Corporation: Operations Suspended by an Illegal Work Stoppage at Rosebel
IAMGOLD Corporation: Operations Suspended by an Illegal Work Stoppage at Rosebel
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (MARKET WIRE) — January 26, 2007 — IAMGOLD Corporation (”IAMGOLD” or “the Company”)(TSX:
IMG)(NYSE: IAG)(ASX: IGD)(BSE: IAMGOLD) has announced that late in the evening on Thursday, January 25, 2007, a number of unionized employees of Rosebel Gold Mines N.V. (”Rosebel”), a subsidiary of IAMGOLD based in Suriname, commenced an illegal work stoppage and as a result, production at the facility has been temporarily suspended.
Rosebel is taking steps to seek an injunction to cease the illegal activity and will seek damages from the Union for all losses suffered. In the meantime, Rosebel management has requested that employees voluntarily end this illegal work stoppage and return to work.
Further details will be released and communicated as they become available.
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