A worker at the Gahcho Kue diamond mine succumbed to injuries sustained in an incident on Thursday, Sept. 1, according to De Beers.

Details of what caused the fatality were not disclosed.

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The employee who perished was described as working for a contractor partner company.

A grief counsellor was brought to the mine site, about 280 km northeast of Yellowknife, on Thursday evening and additional counselling services are available to all employees, De Beers stated.