You are missing the point. They are looking for 2 million from investors. They did not deserve the salary, as they have not done work. Running too many business. This is side show (scam) for them. It is investors who loose money. This is not first time they have stopped the production. 2006 Remember. Again difficulties last year and then PRing they have fixed and now this.
They are not good managers or business persons. If they were, they would have hired experts this time around.Do not think for one minute or by mistake, they will do that in future. Operational mine was never their goal. It is their sister company who taking all the money invested by investors.