SASKATOON — The Mine Rescue Team (MRT) at Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC's Estevan Mine came home as the overall runner-up after the provincial competition.
Teams from 18 mine sites around Saskatchewan met at the 54th Saskatchewan Mining Association Emergency Response/Mine Rescue Skills Competition held at the World Trade Centre at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon on June 1.
The Estevan team also came in the winner in surface firefighting category, and was a runner-up in first aid and surface field problem.
Teams working in underground and surface rescue displayed their skills in seven separate events. The overall “surface” winner was the team from the K+S Potash Mine at Bethune. The overall “underground” winner was the team from Nutrien’s Cory Mine.
Here are all the results, as provided by the Saskatchewan Mining Association:
OVERALL
Surface Winner – K+S Potash Canada Bethune; Runner Up – Westmoreland Estevan
Underground Winner – Nutrien Cory; Runner Up – Nutrien Lanigan
The Individual Event winners of the 54th Annual Emergency Response/Mine Rescue Skills Competition are:
BENCH TECHNICIAN
Underground Winner – Owen Gunther, Nutrien Lanigan
Underground Runner Up – Tyson Devine, SSR Mining Seabee
FIRST AID
Surface Winner – Mosaic Belle Plaine; Runner Up – Westmoreland Mining Estevan
Underground Winner – Nutrien Allan; Runner Up – Nutrien Lanigan
FIRE FIGHTING
Surface Winner – Westmoreland Mining Estevan; Runner Up – K+S Potash Bethune
Underground Winner – Nutrien Cory; Runner Up – Nutrien Lanigan
PRACTICAL SKILLS
Surface Winner – K+S Potash Bethune Runner Up – Westmoreland Poplar River
Underground Winner – Nutrien Cory Runner Up – Nutrien Lanigan
PROFICIENCY
Surface Winner – K+S Potash Bethune Runner Up – Mosaic Esterhazy Surface
Underground Winner – Nutrien Allan Runner Up – Nutrien Cory
SURFACE ROPE RESCUE SKILLS
Winner – Mosaic Esterhazy Surface; Runner Up – K+S Potash Canada Bethune
SURFACE FIELD PROBLEM
Surface Winner – Mosaic Belle Plaine; Runner Up – Westmoreland Mining Estevan
UNDERGROUND MINE PROBLEM
Underground Winner – Nutrien Cory; Runner Up – Nutrien Vanscoy
