July 24 (Reuters) - Canadian miner New Gold ( NGD )

said on Wednesday an employee at the Rainy River mine had died

while operating a piece of equipment in an open pit.

The company has suspended operations at the mine, and is

working with the local authorities to investigate the incident.

The Rainy River mine is located in northwestern Ontario in

Canada.

(Reporting by Vallari Srivastava in Bengaluru; Editing by

Devika Syamnath)