Banro Reports Resumption of Operations at Namoya Mine
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - July 6, 2017) - Banro Corporation (the "Company" or "Banro") (NYSE MKT:BAA)(TSX:BAA) is pleased to report that following the precautionary measures taken to evacuate staff from the Namoya mine on a temporary basis, as reported in the Company's July 3, 2017 press release, staff have now returned to Namoya and mining operations have resumed.
Dr. John Clarke, President and CEO of Banro, said: "We would like to thank the hard work and diligence of all of our staff in supporting this turnaround at the Namoya mine. We would also like to thank the support we received from both the national and regional governments of the DRC. This support has been instrumental in the safe return of our employees and contractors to site, and the safety of the supply truck convoy that was originally stranded in Lulimba and has now been released."