One killed at gold mine
RENO -- One miner was killed and another injured when ground above them gave way at an underground gold mine in Nevada, authorities said Tuesday.
Kenny Barbosa, 28, of Winnemucca, died in the Monday afternoon accident at the Getchell Underground Mine, about 30 miles north of Golconda, authorities said.
He was one of two mechanics working to repair a rock bolting machine when backfill -- a mixture of cement and crushed rock -- fell from above, officials said.
The second mechanic was uninjured but a third miner, an equipment operator, suffered a broken leg.
Officials with the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration and the state were on site to investigate.
The mine, operated by Idaho-based Small Mine Development, is jointly owned by Barrick Gold Corp., headquartered in Toronto, and Denver-based Newmont Mining Corp.
It is the second fatal accident at the mine this year and the third since last summer.
Michael Millican, 43, of Detroit, Ore., was struck and killed by a truck in January.
Last August, Curtis Johnson, 36, of Winnemucca, died when the ground gave way as he was operating a bolter -- heavy equipment used to drill bolts into hard rock.
