The many instances of maintaining social-distancing is the most significant challenge when running operations during COVID-19, said Newmont's CEO, Tom Palmer, during an interview with yesterday. RSI and zigzag
Speaking from his home in Perth, Australia, Palmer said his company is reducing the number of people to just the essential number of workers required to keep the mine and processing plants running.
Palmer said the company, the world's largest gold miner with about 29,000 employees, has to work through the logistics of getting employees to and from their worksites while maintaining safe social distancing.