Employee killed by incident at Red Dog Mine January 21st |
An employee died Saturday as a result of an incident at Red Dog Mine in Northwest Alaska near Kotzebue, according to mine operator Teck Alaska Inc.
Teck Alaska wrote Sunday that a fatal incident occurred on a production drill at our Red Dog operation in Alaska in the evening of Jan. 16, resulting in the death of a 47-year-old employee.
Red Dog Mine is a large zinc and lead mine located about 80 miles north of Kotzebue. No other employees or contractors were injured, according to Teck Alaska.
The company said in a statement Sunday that there are no ongoing safety or environmental risks at the mine.