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Long-Term Management Plan for Mount Polley Mine Approved
The approval of the long-term water management plan for Mount Polley means the mine can continue to operate providing 350 well-paying jobs in the region,…
Mount Polley Mine Disaster & Quesnel Lake: MoE Comments
After the breach of a tailing pond at Mount Polley mine, effluent from the mine was diverted to Quesnel Lake, a glacial lake from which…
Concern for Mount Polley Mine Water Management
In the aftermath of the August 4, 2014, Mount Polley mine disaster, the communities of Mount Polley and Likely, B.C., approved the diversion of the…
B.C. Updates its Mining Regulations in Response to Mount Polley Breach
The Minister of Energy and Mines in British Columbia announced this week that new changes to the mining code have been implemented, putting the province…
Mount Polley Mining Corp. Receives Short-Term Discharge Permit
The Government of British Columbia has approved Mount Polley Mining Corporation’s application for a short-term permit to treat and then discharge water outside a secondary…
Legislation to Improve Science-Based Decision Making in B.C.
Following a report issued in June, 2018, the B.C. government has introduced legislation aimed at making sure decisions affecting the province’s natural resources are science-based,…
Canadian Guide to Management of Tailings Facilities Aims for Zero Failure
The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has released a revised edition of its A Guide to the Management of Tailings Facilities. The third edition includes significant…
UN Calls for Zero-Failure Objective in Mining Waste Spills
An international coalition of non-governmental organizations has welcomed the new Assessment Report Summary released last week in Geneva by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which urges States and the…
Mining Water and Wastewater Management to Grow at 5 per cent CAGR
A analysis from Technavio suggests that the global mining water and wastewater management market will grow by 4.83 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR).…
U of T Project will Study Microbes in Mining Wastewater
The University of Toronto has reported on one of their research projects that examines the genome of microbes living in the wastewater generated by mining…
British Columbia and Alaska Sign MOU to Protect Transboundary Waters and the Environment
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed this week by Premier Christy Clark and State of Alaska Governor Bill Walker strengthens cross-border partnerships between British Columbia…
B.C. Issues Warning to Imperial Metals for Mine Tailings Breach
The Government of British Columbia issued an official warning to Imperial Metals on Sept. 9 after an inspection found the Mount Polley copper and gold…
Quesnel Lake and Quesnel River Water Safe to Drink Following Mine Tailings Breach
British Columbia’s Interior Health Authority has deemed water from Quesnel Lake and the Quesnel River safe to drink, after a tailings storage facility breach at…
B.C. Mine Tailings Pond Breach Causes Water Ban
A tailings storage facility breach at Imperial Metals Corporation’s Mount Polley mine in central British Columbia has caused the release of approximately five million cubic…