Tasmania Police has confirmed that two employees of the Mount Lyell mine at Queenstown have died in a workplace incident today.

Emergency services were called to the mine site just before 11am this morning.

Two workers were reported to have been seriously injured inside the mine.

Both men died at the scene as a result of their injuries. The body of one of the deceased men has been taken to the West Coast District Hospital at Queenstown. The body of the second man remains at the site of the incident.

The men, aged 25 and 45, from Queenstown, were employees of Copper Mines of Tasmania. Next of kin of the men have been notified.

Investigations into the incident are continuing.

Police forensics officers and Workplace Standards are attending the scene. The Coroner will also attend.