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Contract Worker Killed at Regis's Duketon South Mine

WA Police together with WorkSafe are investigating to determine when the Duketon complex can safely resume operations

Investigations have begun after the death of a contractor at a remote gold mine in WA. (Kim Christian/AAP PHOTOS)
Regis Resources’ Duketon South operations in the northern Goldfields includes the Rosemont underground mine.
An office building with the sign 'regis resources ltd' on the door and front of the building.

Overview

  • Regis said one of its contract workers was fatally injured at Duketon South while working on Friday after site medics and emergency services responded.
  • Operations across the Duketon complex are stood down as the company cooperates with WA Police and WorkSafe investigations.
  • Regis has notified the worker’s next of kin, activated employee assistance programs, and is offering support to staff and contractors affected by the death.
  • WorkSafe inspectors will attend the site as soon as practicable and WA Police will prepare a report for the coroner.
  • Duketon is Regis’s largest multi-asset gold operation, operating since 2012 with the 5 Mtpa Garden Well and 2.5 Mtpa Rosemont plants, so the suspension could affect a significant portion of the company’s production.