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Vale mines hit with several seismic events over the weekend

That includes several events in the late morning and early afternoon of Saturday, as well as another on Sunday afternoon
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Vale has confirmed that several seismic events occurred at its mines over the weekend.

A spokesperson for the company said “number of seismic events” occurred at Creighton Mine from 11:55 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, ranging in magnitude from 1.5 to 3.0.

Seismicity was also detected at Garson Mine on Sunday at roughly 2:17 p.m., measuring 3.1 in magnitude. Earthquakes Canada has also confirmed the Sunday shake, although the agency said it measured at 2.8 magnitude.

“The events may have been felt by some residents in the community,” said the Vale spokesperson, Jeffrey Lewis.

“No one was injured during the events and we immediately implemented our internal seismic response protocol to ensure the safety of our workforce. Operations will ramp up following inspection and as seismicity returns to background levels. 

“Seismicity can occur as part of mining, especially at significant depths. Our emergency response processes are in place to ensure rigorous safety protocols are followed when seismic events occur.”

Lewis invites residents with questions or concerns to phone Vale’s Community Concerns Line at 705-222-VALE.

 


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