Operations suspended at Regis Resources gold mine in Western Australia after death of contractor
Operations have been suspended at a gold mine in Western Australia’s Goldfields region after the death of a contractor.
Operations have been suspended at a gold mine in the northern Goldfields after the death of a contractor.
Regis Resources late on Friday night said one of the company’s contract team members was fatally injured while carrying out work at the Duketon South operation in the afternoon.
Regis said WA Police and WorkSafe were investigating the incident, with the company providing full assistance.
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“The thoughts of everyone at Regis are with the family, friends and colleagues of the deceased,” the company stated.
Duketon South is part of the wider Duketon Operations 130km north of Laverton which has been operating since 2012 and is a combination of open-pit and underground mines.
Duketon South also has the five million tonnes per annum Garden Well and the 2.5Mtpa Rosement processing plants.
ASX-listed Regis is one of Australia’s largest gold producers, with a market capitalisation of about $5.2 billion.
