Two workers died Monday after a dozer collided with a light truck at a northern Alberta oilsands mine. The workers were killed at the Fort Hills mining operation around 5:30 p.m., Suncor Energy spokesperson Jennifer Lomas told CBC News. Both were employees of ClearStream Mining which provides mining services at the site located 90 kilometres north of Fort McMurray. "Mining operations have been stood down while the investigation is underway and the rest of the site is focused on critical work only at this time," she said. The Fort Hills operation, an open-pit truck and shovel mine, is one of the largest in the Wood Buffalo region and is capable of producing up to 14,500 tonnes of oil sand per hour.

Source: CBC News December 29, 2020 18:33 UTC