The worker killed in the gold mine collapse on Tasmania's west coast is named as 44-year-old Cameron John Goss.
Mr Goss was working in the Henty Gold Mine, near Zeehan and Queenstown in Tasmania's west, on Thursday when a section of the mine collapsed about 4:00am.
His colleagues raised the alarm, with search teams using a drone with 3D laser technology to survey the area. On Friday, police said"using the imagery and technical information to assess the site, it can only be concluded that he died in the incident". Today, in a statement, police said:"Mr Goss, a local Queenstown resident, was well-loved on the West Coast, was experienced in the mining industry".
"His loss is devastating to his family, friends and the local community, together to the wider mining industry across Australia."
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