Fire suspends Deflector underground ops

8th August 2018 By: Esmarie Iannucci - Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor: Australasia

PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Gold miner Doray Minerals has reported a fire at its Deflector gold/copper mine, in Western Australia.

The ASX-listed miner said that while the extent of the fire, which involved an underground loader, was still being investigated, all underground workers were safe, uninjured, and have returned to the above-ground Deflector site office.

Underground operations at the mine have been temporarily halted.