Donkin coal mine in Cape Breton hit by another rockfall | CBC News
The reopening of Cape Breton’s Donkin coal mine, which shut
down last week for a brief summer vacation period, has been delayed by a
rockfall.
down last week for a brief summer vacation period, has been delayed by a
rockfall.
Canada’s only operating underground coal mine was
scheduled to start back in limited production Monday morning, but the
Nova Scotia Department of Labour said maintenance workers discovered a
rockfall partway along the mine entranceway around 1 a.m.
There were no injuries.
The
rockfall is not near the coal-cutting operations, which are deep under
the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Cape Breton Island near the
community of Donkin.