Single-vehilce incident shuts down most traffic to Gibraltar Mine near McLeese Lake
Gibraltar Mine north of Williams Lake is restricting access to and out of the mine after a vehicle crash early Tuesday morning, March 19.
Sean Magee, vice-president corporate affairs for Taseko Mines Ltd., the mine’s owner, confirmed a motor vehicle incident occurred in the early morning hours near the mine site, involving a third-party truck contracted to Orica Canada Inc., a mining services company.“The truck in question was not destined for Gibraltar, but to another industrial site in the Cariboo Region,” Magee said, noting the incident is still active and currently under investigation by the RCMP who are on site.
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