Members of the Cheslatta Carrier Nation (CCN) are concerned about something that they are calling ‘Huckleberry Soup,’ in reference to the discharge that Huckleberry Mine Ltd. (HML) is permitted to flow into Tahtsa Reach.
According to CCN the mine sits directly on its traditional territory.
Bill Mracek, HML’s mine manager said that the mining company purchased the [...]
B.C. Mine Threatens to Pollute New Sites
Coeur picks contractors for Alaska mine
Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp., the Idaho-based parent company of Coeur Alaska Inc., announced Friday that AIC and Kake Tribal Corp. will be its contractors to complete the final component of the companies’ Juneau-area Kensington Gold Mine.
“We are pleased to make this award to these highly skilled Alaska-based union contractors and look forward to bringing Kensington [...]
Industry Vs Environment
It should have not taken until August 14 2009, as the Corps are arriving only now at a decision that will potentially end the F O U R years of controversy surrounding The Coeur Alaska’s project.
BTTS FACT: June 2009 US Supreme Court were called upon to verify The Coeur Alaska’s right to develop the area, even though the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recently renewed its threats to veto the project.
The outcome can be a lot better as this means that the 3 0 0 +
To Merge or not To Merge: Xstravagant Xstrata
–A little bit about the two firms–
Xstrata: Fourth largest producer of copper founded in 1926
CEO: Mick Davis
Profits down from US$2.77 billion to US$643 million a year later
Anglo American: Gold mining, largest platinum and diamond producers founded in 1999
CEO: Cynthia Carroll
Net income dropped to 2.97 billion from 4.28 billion a year earlier
*A 40 billion merger proposal [...]
National Council of Canadians members visit Fish Lake
Members of the National Council of Canadians stopped in at Williams Lake and Fish Lake recently, where they met with the Xeni Gwet’in First Nation and talked about the impact of the proposed Prosperity Mine (more…)
EPA wants another look at Alaskan gold mine waste plan
The Environmental Protection Agency wants the Army Corps of Engineers to take another look at how to dispose of tailings at Coeur Alaska Inc.’s Kensington Gold mine north of Juneau (more…)
Concerns raised about Minto mine’s water discharge orders
The Yukon government says it’s not worried about an emergency order allowing the Minto mine to discharge waste water, but a First Nation near the mine wants a hearing into the matter (more…)
Officials jailed for China mine disaster
A dozen officials have been sent to prison for their roles in a 2008 mining waste accident that killed 277 people, Chinese authorities said Saturday (more…)
Friends of Nemaiah Valley president: Prosperity won’t go ahead
David Williams, president of the Friends of the Nemaiah Valley, doesn’t believe the Prosperity Mine project will go ahead.
“I’m going to make a prediction: that mine is not going to be built,” he says.
He says the economic benefits that Taseko Mines Ltd. claims the mine will have doesn’t extend to Nemiah Valley or the people [...]
More on the Coeur-d’Alene Alaskan Tailings Case
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday for Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp by upholding a government permit that will allow the company’s Alaska gold mine to deposit rock waste into a lake on federal land.
In a closely watched environmental case, the justices overturned a U.S. appeals court ruling that had invalidated the permit for Coeur’s [...]