43rd Annual Emergency Response/Mine Rescue

According to a press release from the Saskatchewan mining association, this past weekend teams of dedicated and highly trained emergency response/mine rescue personnel from sixteen mine sites around the province proved their skills at the 43rd Annual Emergency Response/Mine Rescue Skills Competition held at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon on Saturday, June 4.

Underground and Surface Rescue teams displayed their highly qualified and proficient skills in 5 separate Events, including Fire Fighting, First Aid, Proficiency Skills, Practical Skills and Simulated Surface and Underground Mine Problems.

The Overall winners of the 43rd Annual Emergency Response Mine Rescue Skills Competition are:

OVERALL
Surface Winner: Sherritt – Poplar River
Underground Winner: Agrium

The Individual Event winners of the 43rd Annual Emergency Response Competition are:

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FIRST AID
Surface Winner: Cameco – Key Lake
Underground Winner: PotashCorp – Cory

FIRE FIGHTING
Surface Winner: Mosaic – Belle Plaine
Underground Winner: PotashCorp – Lanigan

PROFICIENCY
Surface Winner: PotashCorp – Patience Lake
Underground Winner: Cameco – McArthur River

PRACTICAL SKILLS
Surface Winner: Mosaic – Belle Plaine
Underground Winner: Cameco – McArthur River

SURFACE FIELD PROBLEM
Surface Winner: Sherritt – Poplar River

UNDERGROUND MINE PROBLEM
Underground Winner: Agrium

The Saskatchewan Mining Association salutes these safety professionals who are a tremendous resource, both to the mines where they work and the communities in which they reside.

At the Emergency Response/Mine Rescue Skills Competition Awards Banquet, Cameco Corporation was also presented with the Regional John T. Ryan safety trophy for the best safety performance in the metal mine category in 2010 for its McArthur River Mine. The John T. Ryan Award is a national safety achievement award that symbolizes excellence with respect to the safe production of minerals in Canada.