There will be an inquest into the death of a miner at the Musselwhite gold mine.

The incident dates back to November 2015 when 49 year old, Jose Amaral, died after there was an unexpected rockfall while driving a scoop underground.

Musselwhite gold mine is located 480 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, at Opapimiskan Lake.

The inquest is expected to last four days and will start on Dec. 6 via video conference.

The four-day inquest will begin on Dec. 6 and will be conducted by video conference.

20 witnesses are expected to testify during the hearing.