Pretium Resources Inc. has announced a fatality resulting from an incident that occurred last Friday at the Brucejack Mine.
The isolated incident took place during maintenance at a support facility on the surface. The employee was treated immediately by the site’s emergency response team and then transported to the hospital in Terrace where he passed away on Sunday.
Jacques Perron, President and CEO of Pretivm. said in a statement, “It is with a heavy heart that I am reporting this tragic loss. Our immediate focus is to support his family, friends and colleagues at this difficult time.”
Operations at Brucejack were suspended on Friday and have since resumed. The Company is fully cooperating with an investigation of the incident.






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