Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services are responding to a report of an industrial accident which occurred at Bootu Creek Mine this afternoon.

At about 2:40pm there was a substantial wall failure on the Western Limb located at the Bootu Creek Mine site. An employee is believed to have been engulfed under a significant volume of soil and rock.

Extensive efforts are currently underway to locate the employee.

NT WorkSafe have been notified.

Investigations into the circumstances surrounding this incident have commenced.