Why doesn’t B.C. have mining regulations that Brazil, Ecuador and China already have?
B.C.’s mining regulations fall short on tailings dams, cleanup costs and Indigenous consent when comparing...
Eight years after the Mount Polley disaster, soaring prices mean Imperial Metals is gearing up to reopen … again
The miner behind Canada’s largest tailings dam failure wants to pump mining waste directly into...
B.C. has a growing mine waste problem. The risks could be catastrophic
As the province permits mines to hold more tailings slurry behind ever-growing dams, a new...
Between a rock and an arts place: can a B.C. town survive another gold rush?
Wells, B.C., was built around gold mining, but a proposed project has the community debating...
Oversights and overstatements: where B.C.’s mine waste audit fell short
Despite the province’s world-class claims, the safety of mine tailings storage is not up to...
Why Imperial Metals surrendered its mining rights in B.C.’s Skagit headwaters
After the mining company accepted $24 million from a coalition of groups in exchange for...
Mount Polley loses appeal of $9,000 penalty for violating new wastewater permit
The company responsible for Canada’s largest tailings spill failed to meet new provincial conditions for...
New global standards for mine waste won’t prevent dam failures, critics say
The international standards, which come in response to tailings disasters like Mount Polley, are facing...
Six years after Mount Polley disaster, expert recommendations not fully implemented: report
Panel that reviewed the spill of 24 million cubic metres of mining waste found B.C....
