B.C. Premier David Eby has confirmed three miners are trapped underground in a mine in northern B.C.
The miners work on the Pink Chris mine on Talhtan Nation territory close to Dease Lake, B.C.
Two of the miners are from B.C. and one is from Ontario, the premier stated at a information convention on the First Ministers assembly in Ontario Wednesday morning.
“There was an accident,” Eby stated. “There are three miners which are presently trapped underground. They’re, to the most effective of our information, unhurt and in a refuge space.”
Eby initially stated the incident occurred in a single day, however the firm later confirmed it occurred earlier within the day Tuesday.
B.C. Premier David Eby stated on Wednesday that there was an accident on the Pink Chris mine in northwest B.C., the place three miners — two from B.C. and one from Ontario — are trapped underground. Eby added that, to the most effective of his information, they don’t seem to be injured. (NOTE: The premier initially stated the incident occurred in a single day, in actual fact the incident occurred earlier Tuesday.)
Eby stated there was “early communication” with the corporate, Newmont Corp.
“The firm is working with our world-leading mining rescue groups. B.C. miners are the most effective on this planet, our rescue groups are distinctive and they are going to be working extra time to carry these staff residence safely to their households,” Eby stated.
CBC Information has reached out to Newmont Corp., which operates the mine.
The Pink Chris mine is an open-pit copper and gold mine that has been working since 2015.
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