Colonsay, Sask. — The Feb. 11 roof collapse on a building used as part of the operation is still under investigation at The Mosaic Co.’s potash mine in Colonsay, according to a Mosaic spokesman. “All of the people are accounted for and no injuries have occurred,” stated Brad Deloray, director of public affairs with Mosaic. Deloray said the older structure is 2,500 feet in diameter and is referred to as the thickening building. Deloray didn’t know if there would be any impact on Colonsay operations, adding “We have not assessed the full impact and are still waiting for the investigators to arrive on the scene.” The investigation will be under the jurisdiction of the Provincial Mine Safety Branch of Saskatchewan, and as of early in the week Mosaic had not assessed the full impact of the incident. "The building is a very low traffic area where there were no employees at the time," the spokesman said. Colonsay is 65 kilometers southeast of Saskatoon. More than 300 miners were trapped underground two weeks ago for most of the day at Mosaic’s potash mine near Esterhazy, Sask., when a fire broke out at the K2 facility. The miners assembled in the refuge center to wait until the fire had been extinguished and the smoke was cleared. A piece of mobile mining equipment was said to be the cause.
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