• Man feared to be stuck deep underground
• Emergency crews remain at the scene
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By ZAK WHEELER, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA

Published: 10:00 GMT, 2 January 2026 | Updated: 10:00 GMT, 2 January 2026

A man is feared to be trapped deep underground following a roof collapse at a mine site in Queensland. 

Emergency crews were called to the Curragh mine site near Blackwater, in Central Queensland, around 3pm on Friday.

Rescue teams are understood to still be at the site, which is about 800km north-west of Brisbane.

The man is believed to have been in the mine when its roof collapsed and could be stuck as far as 1km underground.

A second worker, also initially thought to have been trapped, was found above ground with non-life-threatening injuries.

They have since been rushed to hospital, a Queensland Police Service spokesman confirmed.

A third worker was also found safe at the site and was taken to hospital. 

The person feared to still be stuck in the mine is understood to be trapped in a confined space and paramedics remain on standby at the scene.

A man is feared to be stuck underground in a confined space following a roof collapse at the Curragh mine site, in Central Queensland, on Friday

Acting Minister for Natural Resources and Mines Tony Perrett has been briefed on the collapse.

'Emergency crews, including the Queensland Mines and Rescue Service, are on site and doing everything possible,' he said in a statement.

Resources Health and Safety Queensland also said it is aware of the incident.

'RSHQ, along with emergency services and mines rescue, is responding to the incident,' a spokesperson for the mine safety watchdog told the Courier Mail.

'Our current focus is on supporting efforts to recover a worker involved in the incident.' 

Police are now organising and assisting partner agencies in their investigations of what went wrong while rescue operations remain underway.