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Detour Gold heads to court in connection with 2015 death of Denis Millette, 52

Representatives for Detour Gold are slated to make an appearance in a Cochrane, Ont., courtroom on Tuesday in connection with the 2015 death of a man at a mining operation near Cochrane.

Company charged with criminal negligence causing death

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OPP have charged Ontario Corporation 1909583 (operating as Detour Gold Corporation) of Toronto with criminal negligence causing death. According to police, company representatives are slated to appear in court in Cochrane, Ont., May 10, 2016. (Google Maps)

Representatives for Detour Gold are slated to make an appearance in a Cochrane, Ont., courtroom on Tuesday in connection with the 2015 death of a man at a mining operation near Cochrane.

OPP say Denis Millette, 52, died of acute cyanide intoxication while working at a Detour operation near Cochrane, Ont., on June 3, 2015. (yourlifemoments.ca)

On June 3, 2015, OPP said 52-year-old Denis Millette of Matheson was fixing some equipment at the mine. He went into medical distress, and was seen by on-site medical staff.

Despite that help, Millette died, and Ontario Provincial Police said in April that the cause was acute cyanide intoxication.

Detour Gold is charged with criminal negligence causing death, and the police investigation remains open.

The June 2015 death of 52-year-old Denis Millette, who was working at a Detour Gold mine near Cochrane, was caused by acute cyanide intoxication. A few weeks following the incident, the Ministry of Labour ordered Detour Gold to ensure first aid responders received adequate training and to install oxygen kits in high-visibility areas. (Radio-Canada)
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