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A spokesman said the workers, who were about a kilometre underground, were safe and had food, water, power and contact with the surface
SASKATOON — A fertilizer company says all 34 people who were trapped deep in a Saskatchewan potash mine for more than a day are now safely above ground.
Will Tigley, a spokesman with Nutrien Ltd., said a service shaft stopped working at its Cory mine near Saskatoon on Tuesday. On Wednesday evening, the staff took a separate elevator normally used to transport potash to the surface.
“We are happy to confirm that we have all of our 34 people above ground,” he said. “For the most part, all of our employees were in good spirits and we got some of our other employees to drive them home to their families.”
Tigley said no one was hurt. “We went with the best option available to use and we chose the safest and most efficient one.”
He said the workers, who were about a kilometre underground during the ordeal, were safe and had plenty of food, water, power and contact with the surface. Tigley said the workers were performing maintenance when they became trapped.
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