Feb 9 (Reuters) - Newcrest Mining Ltd NCM.AX :
* Geotechnical event at kencana NCM.AX
* Says at this point in time the cause of the geotechnical event is unknown
* On 8 February 2016 a geotechnical event occurred at the kencana underground mine at the gosowong gold mine on halmahera island in Indonesia
* Says event caused damage to a number of mining levels
* Says all gosowong mining and processing operations have been suspended
* Mine was evacuated immediately after event and all personnel have been accounted for, except for one employee
* Says have notified the family of the trapped employee and relevant indonesian authorities
* Says no other injuries have been reported
* At this time, our priority is to contact and rescue trapped employee and provide all support necessary to employee's family and gosowong workforce
* Source text for Eikon ID:nASX7NCkpK