US EditionOsisko Development Reports Contractor Fatality at the Cariboo Gold Project
Operations paused after a contractor's fatal injury at Cariboo Gold Project; the site aims to employ 500 workers during full operations, company said.
- On January 23, 2026, Osisko Development Corp. confirmed a contractor working on surface at the Cariboo Gold Project suffered a fatal injury on January 22, 2026.
- The Cariboo Gold Project is in startup phases for a new mine in a former gold rush area, with Osisko Development Corp. advancing its permitted 100%-owned asset after environmental assessment certificates and permits in 2023 and 2024.
- Following the incident, Osisko Development Corp. paused activities, notified authorities, and said health, safety and wellbeing of employees and contractors is its highest priority while investigations continue.
- The death joins a recent string of workplace fatalities, marking at least three worker deaths at B.C. mine sites since November, including incidents at Elk Valley Resources' Elkview Operations and Gibraltar copper mine.
- Osisko projects up to 1.1 million tonnes from the underground mine annually and expects to employ upwards of 500 people, impacting Wells, B.C., a town of roughly 200 residents.
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Osisko Development Reports Contractor Fatality at the Cariboo Gold Project
MONTREAL, Jan. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Osisko Development Corp. (NYSE: ODV, TSXV: ODV) ("Osisko Development" or the "Company") regrets to report that on January 22, 2026, a contractor working at surface suffered a fatal injury following an isolated incident…
'Tragic accident' kills worker at central B.C. gold mine
Activity at a gold mine site in central British Columbia has been temporarily suspended after a worker died. Osisko Development Corp. says in a statement the contractor working on the surface at the Cariboo Gold project “suffered a fatal injury following an isolated incident” on Thursday. The company says authorities were notified and an investigation is underway into what is the third B.C. mine death in the last two months. The Cariboo Gold pr…
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