Two people are dead and another is in hospital after an underground mine explosion in far west NSW.<\/p>\n
Emergency services were called to the incident at Cobar, some 450km east of Broken Hill, at about 3.45am on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Police were immediately told one man had been confirmed dead after the underground explosion.<\/p>\n
Two women were then brought to the surface, but one of them died shortly after.<\/p>\n
The second woman was airlifted to hospital suffering hearing damage and shock.<\/p>\n
At about 7.15am, police confirmed the deaths and said emergency services remained at the scene.<\/p>\n
SafeWork NSW will lead an investigation into the incident, with police to also prepare a report for the coroner.<\/p>\n
Copper and gold mining are the two leading employment industries in the region.<\/p>\n
The mine is a major underground silver, zinc and lead mine, 40km north of Cobar. <\/p>\n
It’s the second largest project in the polymetallic region known as the Cobar Basin.The mine was acquired by Polymetals in 2024 and planned to restart mining activities earlier this year.<\/p>\n
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