News: NCM Newcrest Says Critical Incident At Brucejack Mine

Oct 24 (Reuters) - Newcrest Mining Ltd (NCM) :

• CRITICAL INCIDENT AT BRUCEJACK MINE
• TEAM MEMBER FROM ITS MINING AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTOR, PROCON, WAS INVOLVED IN A CRITICAL INCIDENT AT BRUCEJACK MINE
• BRUCEJACK MINE RESCUE TEAM IS IN PROCESS OF DETERMINING SAFE ENTRY INTO INCIDENT LOCATION
• ALL MINING AND PROCESSING OPERATIONS AT BRUCEJACK HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• NO ONGOING THREAT TO SAFETY OR PHYSICAL WELLBEING OF BRUCEJACK TEAM
• INVESTIGATION INTO ISOLATED INCIDENT IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY
• WORKING CLOSELY WITH PROCON AND RELEVANT AUTHORITIES

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