Goldfields magnitude 3.5 earthquake cuts contact with workers at BHP mine

3.5 grade earthquake Mining giant BHP lost contact with underground workers after the quake struck and cut communication lines.

BHP’s Nickel West Site, near Leinster Western AustraliaGoldfields was hit by an earthquake yesterday at 3:24 pm.

The shaking caused by the earthquake caused a complete blackout at a nickel mine about 10 hours to the south. Perthand crippled the site.

BHP told Daily Mail Australia that it had lost contact with members of the underground team due to the power outage.

A BHP spokesperson said: “All team members are safe, uninjured and responsible.

Nickel West Sight (pictured), 10 hours from Perth, is one of the world’s leading nickel suppliers.

“The safety of our employees and operations is underpinned by a strong operating system, technical monitoring procedures and the diligence and diligence of our team.

“Nothing is more important than the safety of our people.”

A BHP spokesperson said tests were being run at the site to ensure the mine was safe and had no problems due to power outages.

“We will resume operations once safety testing is complete, in line with our normal processes,” they said.

A decade ago, the mining site was closed after a similar incident in which employees were immediately evacuated from the site and rushed to a safe room after a magnitude 3.7 earthquake.

The Goldfields region in the southeast corner of Western Australia has a higher earthquake risk than the rest of the state.

The town of Norseman, in the Goldfields-Esperance region, was declared the most unstable town in the country by Geoscience Australia in 2016.

BHP spokesperson confirms workers caught in earthquake safe and unharmed