Fire halts Perseus' Ghana mine
Perseus Mining's gold mine in Ghana will be out of action for up to a week after a fire broke out in the processing plant.
The incident occurred yesterday afternoon at the Edikan mine while the plant was shut down for maintenance.
There were no injuries. Managing director Jeff Quartermaine said an investigation was underway.
"We're hopeful that all necessary repairs can be completed and approvals obtained to enable ore processing operations to resume within seven days," Mr Quartermaine said.
"It's likely that damage has been contained to an area of the plant around the cyclones and may involve damage to a cyclone, several rubber lined pipes, associated electrical cabling and air lines," he said.
Perseus' shares were unchanged at 43.5 cents at 9.28am.
