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Shock safety record at St Ives mine laid bare after death

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The massive gold operation that claimed its second life in the space of 18 months — and WA's first mine site death of 2024 — has fallen foul of the safety regulator 10 times in the past two years, it can be revealed.

Acting WorkSafe Commissioner Sally North on Wednesday confirmed the agency was notified a 21-year-old man, later identified as Eli Kelly, died on Tuesday afternoon at Gold Fields' St Ives mine near Kambalda.

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