Trapped workers freed from BHP mine

Nine workers are trapped in a BHP Billiton mine in Leinster. Source: AFP

NINE mine workers trapped in an underground mine in central Western Australia have been bought to the surface safely, the operator BHP Billiton says.

Nine fitters had to go to a refuge chamber within the company's Perseverance underground nickel mine at Leinster after a 3.7 magnitude earthquake struck the northern goldfields region this morning.

"This is standard safety procedure during an event such as this,'' BHP Billiton said in a statement.

Just before 4pm (WST), the company said the fitters had all been returned to the surface.

No one was injured during the seismic event.

The fitters had access to water and communications while in the refuge chamber for nine hours.

The mine will remain closed until it is declared safe by inspectors.

Mines Minister Bill Marmion earlier told the WA parliament that the site operators successfully ran an unmanned cage through the shaft to confirm the stability.

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