Canada Miner Sherritt Pulls Out of Cuba on Sanctions Threat

Sherritt International Corp. halted joint venture activities in Cuba after President Donald Trump expanded US sanctions on the communist-run Caribbean country.

The Canadian mining company, one of the island’s largest foreign investors, is taking steps to repatriate employees in Cuba and has requested its Cuban partners bring back their personnel from Canada, according to a statement issued Thursday. Sherritt said there’s no immediate impact on its Canadian refinery operations in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.