Photo by Paul Huber
Saskatoon’s Prairieland Park was the site of the Saskatchewan Mining Association’s 49th Annual Emergency Response/Mine Rescue Skills Competition, held June 3, 2017. An exciting end to Saskatchewan Mining Week, teams of emergency response and mine rescue personnel from fifteen mine sites around the province tested their skills. Rescue teams tested their mettle in five separate events, including Fire Fighting, First Aid, Proficiency Skills, Practical Skills and Simulated Surface and Underground Mine Problems.
The Overall winners:
Surface Winner—PotashCorp Patience Lake; Runner Up—Cameco Key Lake
Underground Winner—Mosaic Esterhazy K1; Runner Up—PotashCorp Lanigan
The Individual Event winners:
Photo by Paul Huber
First Aid
Surface Winner—PotashCorp Patience Lake; Runner Up—Westmoreland Coal Poplar River
Underground Winner—PotashCorp Lanigan; Runner Up—Mosaic Esterhazy K2
Fire Fighting
Surface Winner—AREVA McClean Lake; Runner Up—Mosaic Belle Plaine
Underground Winner – PotashCorp Allan; Runner Up—Silver Standard Seabee
Proficiency
Surface Winner—Westmoreland Coal Poplar River; Runner Up—PotashCorp Patience Lake
Underground Winner—PotashCorp Lanigan; Runner Up—Mosaic Esterhazy K1
Photo by Paul Huber
Practical Skills
Surface Winner—Mosaic Belle Plaine; Runner Up—Cameco Key Lake
Underground Winner—Mosaic Esterhazy K1; Runner Up—PotashCorp Allan
Surface Field Problem
Surface Winner—Cameco Key Lake; Runner Up—Mosaic Belle Plaine
Underground Mine Problem
Underground Winner—PotashCorp Rocanville; Runner Up—Mosaic Esterhazy K1