‘Mining incident’ at Impala Mine in northern Ontario leaves New Brunswick man dead: OPP

One man is dead after an incident at a mine in northern Ontario on Wednesday.

Ontario Provincial Police say that at 3:08 p.m., an officer with their Thunder Bay detachment responded to reports of a “mining incident” at the Impala Canada mine located on Highway 527, just north of Thunder Bay.

One man has died as a result of injuries he sustained underground.

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That man has since been identified as Edward Gallant, 64, of Dunlop, N.B.

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The Ontario Provincial Police, Ministry of Labour and the regional coroner’s office are conducting a joint investigation of the incident.