BC NEWS, STEWART
Thursday, December 21, 2023
Work has stopped at the Brucejack gold mine located 60 km north of Stewart, BC, following the death of a worker on Wednesday.
(This article just has information that a death occurred, it does NOT have full incident details)
Newmont Corporation has the following statement regarding the death…
Newmont Corporation is deeply saddened to confirm that a member of our workforce died at the Brucejack site in British Columbia, Canada on December 20, 2023.
Our thoughts are with the person’s family, friends and colleagues and we are offering our full support at this difficult time.
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. Newmont will also complete an internal investigation and critical learnings will be embedded into our safety approach.
The operation will remain closed to allow a full investigation to be completed and a comprehensive re-start plan developed to support safe operations going forward.
There will be no further details from PJXM News on this incident.
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