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Inquest to Be Held Into 2020 Death of New Brunswick Mining Worker in Northwestern Ontario

LAC DES ILES PALLADIUM MINE, NORTHWEST OF THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA, JUL 22 – The inquest will examine safety failures after Edouard Gallant was killed by a run of muck during ore pass repairs at a palladium mine employing 750 workers, officials said.

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The Ontario coroner has announced an inquest into the 2020 death of a New Brunswick mining worker northwest of Thunder Bay that resulted in hefty fines against a mining company and contractor. Edouard Gallant, 64, was struck by blasted ore saturated with concrete and water at Lac des Iles Mine.

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Inquest into mine worker’s death planned: coroner

A coroner's inquest is to be held into the death of a 64-year-old New Brunswick mine worker who was fatally injured five years ago when he was hit by a run of muck at Impala Canada's Lac des Iles palladium…

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Inquest to be held into 2020 death of New Brunswick mining worker in northwestern Ontario

The Ontario coroner has announced an inquest into the 2020 death of a New Brunswick mining worker northwest of Thunder Bay that resulted in hefty fines against a mining company and contractor. Edouard Gallant, 64, was struck by blasted ore saturated with concrete and water at Lac des Iles Mine.

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Inquest into miner's death announced

Edouard Gallant, 64, from Dunlop, N.B., died on May 27, 2020 from injuries sustained working at the Impala mine.

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Inquest called into 2020 death of contractor at Thunder Bay-area mine

Edouard Gallant of SCR Mining and Tunnelling reportedly died in a run of muck incident

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Northern Ontario Business broke the news in on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
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