Cameco’s McArthur River mine has been awarded the prestigious John T. Ryan National Safety Trophy for the best safety performance in the metal mine category in 2013.
Last year, the McArthur River mine had zero reportable injuries for close to 900,000 working hours.
This is the third time McArthur River has won the national award.
The mine was also awarded the prestigious honour in 2000 and 2009.
The award is given by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.
Cameco also reports injury rates were generally trending downward at the Key Lake, Rabbit Lake and Cigar Lake mining operations in northern Saskatchewan last year.
The company says the downward trend in injury rates is particularly noteworthy because all four operations have seen increased levels of construction activity over the past several years.