Orla Mining (NYSE: ORLA) halts Camino Rojo mine as workers blockade site
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Orla Mining Ltd. reports that operations at its Camino Rojo gold and silver mine in Zacatecas, Mexico have been temporarily halted after what the Company describes as an “illegal work stoppage and blockade” by unionized workers. Essential equipment to maintain operational and environmental safety continues to run.
The dispute is tied to negotiations over a worker productivity bonus and a profit-sharing entitlement known in Mexico as PTU, which workers dispute despite the Company stating it paid the maximum amount required by law. Orla is in dialogue with union leadership, with a meeting scheduled with the Department of Federal Labour Conciliation, and will assess any impact on full-year production guidance for Camino Rojo.
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- Temporary halt of Camino Rojo operations due to a work stoppage and blockade by unionized workers, creating production uncertainty and possible impact on full-year production guidance for this key mine.
Insights
Camino Rojo’s temporary shutdown introduces operational and guidance risk.
The Company reports a work stoppage and blockade at the Camino Rojo mine, resulting in a temporary halt of operations. As Camino Rojo is one of Orla’s two operating mines, even a short disruption can affect near-term production from a key asset.
Management notes that safety and environmental systems remain active, which helps limit technical and environmental risk during the shutdown. The dispute centers on a productivity bonus and a Mexican profit-sharing entitlement (PTU), indicating the issue is labor-related rather than geological or mechanical.
Orla plans talks with union leadership and a meeting with the Department of Federal Labour Conciliation. The Company will evaluate how the interruption may affect full-year production guidance for Camino Rojo, so later disclosures about updated guidance will be important for understanding the scale of the impact.
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heap leach technical
profit-sharing entitlement financial
Participación de los Trabajadores en las Utilidades financial
forward-looking statements regulatory
mineral resource technical
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
UNDER the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of June 2026
Commission File Number: 001-39766
ORLA MINING LTD.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
Suite 2020 - 666 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC
V6C 2X8
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F ☐ Form 40-F ☒
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| ORLA MINING LTD.. | ||
| Date: June 1, 2026 | /s/ Etienne Morin | |
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Name: Etienne Morin Title: Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated June 1, 2026 |
Exhibit 99.1
| News Release | |
Orla Mining Reports Illegal Work Stoppage and Blockade at Camino Rojo
VANCOUVER, BC, June 1, 2026 /CNW/ - Orla Mining Ltd. (TSX: OLA) (NYSE: ORLA) ("Orla" or the "Company") reports that an illegal work stoppage and blockade by its unionized workers is underway at the Camino Rojo Mine located in Zacatecas, Mexico. As a result, operations at the mine have been temporarily halted. All the equipment required to maintain the safety of the operation and the environment continues to be operated and monitored.
The work stoppage has not followed the procedures required under Mexican law, including the filing of a strike notice.
The work stoppage and blockade arose in connection with negotiations regarding two separate payments: a worker productivity bonus and a profit-sharing entitlement, known in Mexico as a PTU or Participación de los Trabajadores en las Utilidades. The Company had previously calculated and paid workers the maximum profit-sharing entitlement stipulated under Mexican law. While the Company and representatives of the workers' union negotiated the productivity bonus, members of the unionized workforce objected to the amount paid under the profit-sharing entitlement and initiated the illegal stoppage and blockade.
The Company is engaged in dialogue with the union leadership in an open and constructive manner to have employees return to work and for operations to safely resume as soon as possible. A meeting of representatives of the Company and the union with the Department of Federal Labour Conciliation is scheduled for Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Given the current duration of the production interruption and the nature of heap leach processing, the Company will assess any potential impact of the work stoppage on its full-year production guidance for Camino Rojo and will provide an update in due course.
About Orla Mining Ltd.
Orla's corporate strategy is to acquire, develop, and operate mineral properties where the Company's expertise can substantially increase
stakeholder value. The Company has three material projects, consisting of two operating mines and one development project, all 100% owned
by the Company: (1) Camino Rojo, in Zacatecas State, Mexico, an operating gold and silver open-pit and heap leach mine and the potential
underground Project. The property covers over 139,000 hectares which contains a large oxide and sulphide Mineral Resource; (2) Musselwhite
Mine, in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, an underground gold mine that has been in operation for over 25 years and produced over 6 million
ounces of gold, with a long history of resource growth and conversion; and (3) South Railroad (South Carlin Complex), in Nevada, United
States, a feasibility-stage, open pit, heap leach gold project located on the Carlin trend. The technical reports for the Company's material
projects are available on Orla's website at www.orlamining.com, and on SEDAR+ and EDGAR under the Company's profile at www.sedarplus.ca
and www.sec.gov, respectively.
For further information, please contact:
Andrew Bradbury
Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Development
www.orlamining.com
investor@orlamining.com
Forward-looking Statements
This news release contains certain "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation and within the meaning of Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the United States Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, or in releases made by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, all as may be amended from time to time, including, without limitation, statements regarding: the work stoppage and blockade at Camino Rojo and the restart of operations, as well as the impact on the Company's guidance. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts which address events, results, outcomes or developments that the Company expects to occur. Forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of the Company's management on the date the statements are made and they involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Certain material assumptions regarding such forward-looking statements were made, including without limitation, assumptions regarding: the resolution of the illegal work stoppage and blockade at Camino Rojo and the restart of operations; future price of gold and silver; anticipated costs and the Company's ability to fund its programs; the Company's ability to carry on exploration, development, and mining activities; tonnage of ore to be mined and processed; ore grades and recoveries; decommissioning and reclamation estimates; currency exchange rates remaining as estimated; prices for energy inputs, labour, materials, supplies and services remaining as estimated; the Company's ability to secure and to meet obligations under property agreements, including the Layback Agreement with Fresnillo plc; that all conditions of the Company's credit facility will be met; the timing and results of drilling programs; mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates and the assumptions on which they are based; the discovery of mineral resources and mineral reserves on the Company's mineral properties; that political and legal developments will be consistent with current expectations; the timely receipt of required approvals and permits, including those approvals and permits required for successful project permitting, construction, and operation of projects; the timing of cash flows; the costs of operating and exploration expenditures; the Company's ability to operate in a safe, efficient, and effective manner; the Company's ability to obtain financing as and when required and on reasonable terms; that the Company's activities will be in accordance with the Company's public statements and stated goals; and that there will be no material adverse change or disruptions affecting the Company or its properties. Consequently, there can be no assurances that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Forward-looking statements involve significant known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. These risks include, but are not limited to: risks associated with the work stoppage and blockade at Camino Rojo and the restart of operations; uncertainty and variations in the estimation of mineral resources and mineral reserves; risks related to the Company's indebtedness and gold prepay; risks related to exploration, development, and operation activities; foreign country and political risks, including risks relating to foreign operations; tailings risks; reclamation costs; delays in obtaining or failure to obtain governmental permits, or non-compliance with permits; tailings risks; reclamation costs; environmental and other regulatory requirements; loss of, delays in, or failure to get access from surface rights owners; uncertainties related to title to mineral properties; water rights; risks related to natural disasters, terrorist acts, health crises, and other disruptions and dislocations; financing risks and access to additional capital; risks related to guidance estimates and uncertainties inherent in the preparation of feasibility studies and preliminary economic assessments; uncertainty in estimates of production, capital, and operating costs and potential production and cost overruns; the fluctuating price of gold and silver; risks related to the Cerro Quema Project; unknown labilities in connection with acquisitions; global financial conditions and tariff risks; uninsured risks; climate change risks; competition from other companies and individuals; conflicts of interest; risks related to compliance with anti-corruption laws; volatility in the market price of the Company's securities; assessments by taxation authorities in multiple jurisdictions; foreign currency fluctuations; litigation risks; the Company's ability to identify, complete, and successfully integrate acquisitions; intervention by non-governmental organizations; outside contractor risks; risks related to historical data; risks related to the Company's foreign subsidiaries; risks related to the Company's accounting policies and internal controls; the Company's ability to satisfy the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; enforcement of civil liabilities; the Company's status as a passive foreign investment company (PFIC) for U.S. federal income tax purposes; information and cyber security; the Company's significant shareholders; gold industry concentration; shareholder activism; other risks associated with executing the Company's objectives and strategies; as well as those risk factors discussed in the Company's most recently filed management's discussion and analysis, as well as its annual information form dated March 19, 2026, which are available on www.sedarplus.ca and www.sec.gov. Except as required by the securities disclosure laws and regulations applicable to the Company, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements if management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change.
SOURCE Orla Mining Ltd.
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