Pogo mine contractor this time.
http://www.newsminer.com/news/alask...a3a1e60-553d-11e7-9618-df1c4a4bb5fc.htmlPOGO MINE, Alaska – Pogo Mine company officials have confirmed a fatal bear attack on a contract employee this morning.
The incident has been reported to the Mine Safety & Health Administration and to the Alaska State Troopers. The mine is cooperating with the appropriate agencies to investigate.
Pogo is an underground gold mine 38 miles northeast of Delta Junction in the Goodpaster River valley. It is owned and operated by Sumitomo Metal Mining Pogo LLC. The mine operates year-round, with about 350 full-time and 150 contract employees. Employees live on-site for multi-day shifts in a camp environment.
It is the second fatal bear attack in two days in Alaska. On Sunday, a 16-year-old runner participating in a race on a mountain ridge southeast of Anchorage was fatally mauled by a black bear.
No further details are available at this time.
