An attempted robbery at the Aurizona gold mine Wednesday was thwarted, Luna Gold Corp. (TSX-V:LGC) announced yesterday.
According to a release, armed robbers took employees hostage from a nearby village and attempted to force entry to Luna Gold's gold storage facility located at the mine site in Maranhăo, Brazil.
All of the hostages were released unharmed and no Aurizona employees were injured. No gold was stolen, the company said.
Production at Aurizona continues without interruption; however, the gold storage facility was damaged.
The company said that policies and procedures, which were introduced after a robbery in December 2010, prevented a loss of gold in this robbery attempts.
Jennifer Harrison
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