British ColumbiaA worker has died after an accident at Taseko’s Gibraltar copper mine. The company says it has halted operations to allow for an investigation. Company says it has halted operations to allow for an investigationCBC News · Posted: Nov 22, 2025 9:42 PM EST | Last Updated: 5 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Taseko’s Gibraltar Mine in B.C.’s Cariboo. (Taseko Mines Limited)A worker has died after an accident at the Gibraltar copper mine northeast of Williams Lake, B.C., Taseko Mines Limited confirmed in a statement posted Friday. The company says the incident occurred in an active mining area and was discovered around 5 p.m. on Friday. No further injuries have been reported.The mine has halted operations at the accident site to allow for the investigation and Taseko said RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service were on scene. The Ministry of Mining and Critical Minerals has also been notified, it added.“We are saddened to report the loss of a valued colleague at Gibraltar,” reads a statement from Sean Magee, Taseko’s vice-president of corporate affairs. “Our primary concern is the health, safety and well-being of our employees.”“[We] will make counselling and support services available to Gibraltar employees affected by this tragic event.”The company has not released details about how the worker died, but says its personnel are fully co-operating with the investigation.In a joint statement, three B.C. Conservative MLAs called for a full and transparent investigation. The MLAs, who represent parts of the Cariboo with significant mining activity — Lorne Doerkson (Cariboo-Chilcotin), Sheldon Clare (Prince George–North Cariboo) and Pete Davis (Kootenay-Rockies) — said they were saddened by the news.“Workers in the Cariboo and across the province deserve to know that when they go to work, they will return home safely,” they added.The incident marks the second known workplace fatality at a B.C. mine in the last few days. On Thursday, a 39-year-old man went missing at Elk Valley Resources’ coal mine in Sparwood. His remains were confirmed to be found the next day.With files from Shaurya Kshatri and The Canadian Press
Worker dies at Taseko copper mine northeast of Williams Lake, B.C.
