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Worker dies in undisclosed incident at Brucejack mine

Mining operations are currently shut down pending an investigations
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Mining operations at Brucejack remain suspended until further notice following the death of a worker. (Contributed photo)

There has been a fatality at Brucejack gold mine.

Newmont Corporation confirmed in a release yesterday that a member of their workforce died at the Brucejack site on December 20, 2023.

Operations at Brucejack are suspended and Newmont’s senior leadership is on-site to support relevant authorities to complete a full investigation into the incident, according to the post.

“Newmont will also complete an internal investigation and critical learnings will be embedded into our safety approach,” it said.

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Marisca was born and raised in Ontario and moved to Smithers almost ten years ago on a one-year contract.
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