CANBERRA, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Global mining giant Newmont on Thursday said that a worker has died following an incident at a gold mine in Australia's Northern Territory (NT).
The U.S. based Newmont Corporation said in a statement that the employee was killed in an incident on Wednesday at the Tanami gold mine, around 900 km south of the NT capital of Darwin.
Newmont said that emergency response procedures were immediately activated following the incident and that relevant authorities have been notified and were attending the site.
All activities at the mine have been suspended, and Newmont said it would provide full support to assist with investigations into the incident.
The Tanami site is one of Australia's largest gold mines, producing around 408,000 ounces of gold annually.
The mine has been wholly owned and operated by Newmont since 2002. ■
