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Man, 75, dies in Goldfields mine incident
A 75-year-old contract worker has died at Regis Resources' Duketon South operation in Western Australia's Goldfields.
In brief
A 75-year-old contract worker has died at Regis Resources' Duketon South operation in Western Australia's Goldfields. A 75-year-old contract worker died in a workplace incident at Regis Resources' Duketon South mine in Western Australia's Goldfields on November 6. Originally reported by Abc.
Death at Duketon South mine
A 75-year-old contract worker died following a workplace incident at Regis Resources' Duketon South operation on Friday, November 6, about 130 kilometres north of Laverton.
Emergency response and investigation
Emergency services were called to the mining camp at Bandya about 12:30pm on Friday. Mine site medical staff provided first aid but the man could not be revived.
Operations halted, investigations underway
Regis Resources has stood down operations at Duketon while investigations continue. WorkSafe is investigating, and WA Police will prepare a report for the Coroner.
The bottom line
A 75-year-old contract worker died in a workplace incident at Regis Resources' Duketon South mine in Western Australia's Goldfields on November 6.
