Lalor mine in Snow Lake, Manitoba. Credit: Hudbay Minerals
Underground mining has resumed at Hudbay Minerals‘ 777 mine in Flin Flon, Manitoba, two weeks after a hoist rope detached from the skip at the operation, causing the skip to fall to the bottom of the shaft.
Damage to the shaft from the Oct. 9 incident, which occurred during routine maintenance, is still being assessed, with a full inspection scheduled for early November. An initial video inspection indicated that damage is limited to the headframe and the bottom of the shaft in the skip compartment, with no apparent damage to the cage compartments, the ore loading area, or to the structural integrity of the shaft.
