Overview
- Emergency responders located the missing worker late Saturday after extensive efforts to stabilize the deep underground area.
- The collapse occurred about 3pm Friday north of Blackwater, with one worker rescued and another treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
- Underground operations at Mammoth remain suspended, while the complex’s open-cut mines continue to operate, according to the operator and Coronado.
- Resources Safety and Health Queensland is engaged on-site, and a formal investigation is expected with Coronado and the contracted operator cooperating.
- Reports indicated the trapped miner was about 1 kilometre below ground, and the site has a record of serious incidents, including fatalities in 2020 and 2021 and a 2025 fine.