Fumes sicken workers at Goldstrike Mine
Goldstrike Mine in northern Nevada.
ELKO — Officials at Barrick Gold Corp. are trying to figure out the source of fumes or gas that sickened more than a dozen contract workers Monday at their Goldstrike Mine in Northern Nevada.
Goldstrike General Manager Andy Cole said 15 contractors working on the expansion of a processing circuit at the gold mine started reporting symptoms of nausea and headaches about 8 a.m. on Monday.
Thirteen workers were taken by ambulance to Northeastern Nevada Regional Medical Center in Elko where they were treated and then released Monday night.
Barrick spokesman Lou Shack told the Elko Daily Free Press that federal safety regulators have issued an order closing access to the site and a full investigation is underway.
