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…)
Pebble Mine development plans
“Some places you just have to say no. That the risks are too high, that we can’t engineer and we can’t mitigate our way out of the mess that we’re about to (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…)
Brooksville residents plan to quiz EPA
A group of town residents will be looking for answers regarding the proposed $23 million cleanup at the former (more…)
Snowshoe Mine reclamation project in stretch run
Reclamation resumed on June 15 for the third and final construction season. The $2.4 million project is expected to wrap up by November.
“People will be able to enjoy the natural beauty of the area without the yellow and orange tailings, laden with heavy metals in Snowshoe Creek, and without the danger posed by mine openings,” [...]
Waste lethal to trout
On a clear day on the Blackfoot River east of Missoula along Montana Highway 200, fish rise along the (more…)
Toxic materials remain at old mine sites, says natural resources official
The demolition of deteriorating buildings, the removal of fuel tanks and contaminated soil is just some of the work needed to be completed at two former mine sites on the Baie Verte peninsula.
Those who attended the 22nd Annual Baie Verte Mining Conference on June 12-13 received a progress update from Alex Smith of the Department [...]
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 Flambeau Pollution Case
Anti-mining groups say they’re getting ready to sue the state of Wisconsin and a mining company over pollution near a former mine at Ladysmith.
The Flambeau copper and gold mine was open for four years during the 1990s, and stopped mining operations in 1997. The company says the process of reclaiming the land is complete. But [...]
Group claims mining company is polluting nearby stream and river
A group says it plans to sue the Flambeau Mining Company and the DNR unless what it claims are pollution issues are resolved in less than a month.
A lawyer representing the Wisconsin Resources Protection Council says monitoring data shows runoff from the Flambeau Mine is polluting a nearby stream and the Flambeau River. The Flambeau [...]