DEASE LAKE — A remote-controlled scoop has begun the work of removing a pile of debris 20 to 30 meters long and seven to eight metres high to gain access to three workers trapped at the Red Chris mine in northern British Columbia, a company statement says.
Newmont Corp. says in the statement issued Thursday that specialized drones have been sent in to assess the geotechnical conditions underground.
“The area of the refuge chambers is not in the same area as the fall of ground and is understood to be stable and well-ventilated,” the company says of the location where the three workers are holding out.
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