18 June 2014
Yellowknife, NT (June 18, 2014) Highly trained northern mine rescue teams from the Northwest Territories and Yukon showed their skills in mock scenarios last week, ably demonstrating their preparedness should an accident occur.
Top honours went to the EKATI Diamond Mine, which took home both the Overall Surface and the Overall Underground trophies.
Over the two-day competition, five teams from four mines competed within two broad categories, surface and underground, and in a variety of skill areas including fire fighting, rope rescue, smoke, and surface and underground obstacles.