Overview
- Emergency crews and specialist mine-rescue teams are working to reach a man trapped after Friday’s collapse.
- Authorities were called at about 3pm to the Mammoth Underground section of the Curragh complex north of Blackwater.
- At least one other worker was treated for non-life-threatening injuries following the incident.
- The operator has suspended Mammoth Underground activities until further notice, while the two open-cut mines continue running.
- Coronado says it is supporting the response and union representatives are on site, with the new underground operation drawing scrutiny given prior serious incidents at Curragh, including a 2021 fatality that led to an $80,000 fine.