Lake Shore Gold miner dies at Timmins West

2012-04-02 17:18 ET - News Release

Mr. Tony Makuch reports

LAKE SHORE GOLD CORP. REPORTS ON INCIDENT AT TIMMINS WEST MINE

Lake Shore Gold Corp. regrets that an unfortunate incident occurred today at its Timmins West mine resulting in a fatal injury to one of Lake Shore's employees. The individual was part of a crew working in a development heading underground at the mine. Full details of the incident are not known at this time.

The immediate family has been notified; however, the name of the individual is being withheld pending completion of the notification process.

Tony Makuch, president and chief executive officer, stated: "This is a tragic event and loss. We offer our sincere condolences to the family, friends and fellow workers of the employee. We are concentrating our efforts on supporting the family and our employees at the mine site and on investigating the incident to understand exactly what occurred. Our focus has always been and will remain on the health and safety of our people."

The scene has been secured, and the accident is under investigation by the Ministry of Labour, the Ontario Provincial Police, and Lake Shore Gold's management and health and safety committee.