The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Cleaning up B.C.’s Tulsequah Chief mine will cost $48.7 million https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-tulsequah-chief-mine-cleanup-48-million/ Fri, 14 Aug 2020 00:27:55 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=21290 A final remediation plan released by the provincial government this week is seen as a positive step in ending six decades of pollution from the mine on the Alaska border — but it's still unclear who'll foot the bill Matt Simmons News alaska B.C. mining Taku River Tulsequah Chief Mine water Colin Arisman Tulsequah Chief Tulsequah River B.C. delays work to clean up Tulsequah Chief mine due to COVID-19 https://thenarwhal.ca/tulsequah-chief-cleanup-delay-covid-19/ Tue, 21 Jul 2020 16:07:55 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=20457 Northwest B.C. mine has been leaching contaminated water into salmon-producing river on Alaska border for more than six decades Matt Simmons In-Depth alaska B.C. coronavirus mining Taku River Tulsequah Chief Mine water wildlife Colin Arisman Tulsequah Chief Tulsequah River We back-country paddled to the Tulsequah Chief, B.C.’s most infamous abandoned mine https://thenarwhal.ca/we-back-country-paddled-to-the-tulsequah-chief-b-c-s-most-infamous-abandoned-mine/ Wed, 09 Oct 2019 19:53:55 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=13666 Spanning the B.C.-Alaska border, the salmon-rich Taku River watershed represents the largest intact wilderness river system on the Pacific coast of North America. It’s also home to a troubling legacy that signals long-term risk to Alaskans living downstream of B.C.’s mining boom Colin Arisman Photo Essay contaminated sites mining southeast Alaska Taku River transboundary mines transboundary mining transboundary rivers Tulsequah Chief Mine water Colin Arisman Tulsequah Chief Tulsequah River Alaskan Hopes Pinned on New B.C. Government as Sale Looms for Polluting Mine https://thenarwhal.ca/alaskan-hopes-pinned-new-b-c-government-sale-looms-polluting-mine/ Thu, 06 Jul 2017 03:11:57 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/07/05/alaskan-hopes-pinned-new-b-c-government-sale-looms-polluting-mine/ Judith Lavoie News acid drainage alaska Chris Zimmer Indigenous Rights John Horgan mining NDP government News Rivers Without Borders Taku River transboundary mining transboundary tensions Tulsequah Chief Mine Owner of Acid-leaking Tulsequah Chief Mine Goes into Receivership https://thenarwhal.ca/owner-acid-leaking-tulsequah-chief-mine-goes-receivership/ Fri, 09 Sep 2016 00:47:20 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/09/08/owner-acid-leaking-tulsequah-chief-mine-goes-receivership/ Judith Lavoie News acid leak alaska BC mines Bill Bennett Chieftain Metals KSM mining News Taku River transboundary mining transboundary tensions Tulsequah Chief Tulsequah river Tulsequah Chief Alaskans Find Flaw in B.C. Study Showing Acid Drainage from Abandoned Mine Does Not Affect Fish https://thenarwhal.ca/alaskans-find-flaw-b-c-study-showing-acid-drainage-abandoned-mine-does-not-affect-fish/ Sat, 18 Jun 2016 02:58:23 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/06/17/alaskans-find-flaw-b-c-study-showing-acid-drainage-abandoned-mine-does-not-affect-fish/ Judith Lavoie News acid drainage alaska B.C. Bill Bennett Chieftain Metals Chris Zimmer Cominco Heather Hardcastle KSM mine mining News Rivers Without Borders Taku River transboundary mining transboundary tensions Tulsequah Chief Mine Tulsequah river B.C. Minister Bennett’s Visit Fails to Ease Alaskans’ Mining Concerns https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-minister-bennett-s-visit-fails-allay-alaskans-mining-concerns/ Fri, 28 Aug 2015 23:33:53 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/08/28/b-c-minister-bennett-s-visit-fails-allay-alaskans-mining-concerns/ Judith Lavoie News alaska Alaska Trollers Association Bill Bennett Boundary Waters Treaty Byron Mallott Chris Zimmer Dale Kelley fishing Governor Byron Mallott Heather Hardcastle mining Ministry of Enery and Mines Ministry of Environment Mount Polley Mine Mount Polley mine spill News pollution River Without Borders salmon Salmon Beyond Borders Stikine River Taku River transboundary mining transboundary tensions Tulsequah Chief Mine ‘It’s the New Wild West’: Alaskans Leery As B.C. Pushes For 10 Mines in Transboundary Salmon Watersheds https://thenarwhal.ca/it-s-new-wild-west-alaskans-leery-b-c-pushes-10-mines-salmon-watersheds/ Thu, 09 Jul 2015 04:57:28 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/07/08/it-s-new-wild-west-alaskans-leery-b-c-pushes-10-mines-salmon-watersheds/ Judith Lavoie News alaska Alaska panhandle B.C. Bill Bennett Brucejack Chieftain Metals Corp. Chris Zimmer copper fishing gold Heather Hardcastle Imperial Metals International Joint Commission Joe Bradley Kerr-Sulpherets-Mitchell mine Kitsault KSM Kutch Lindsey Bloom Ministry of Energy and Mines Misty Fjords National Monument Mount Polley Pacific Salmon Commission Red Chris Mine Rivers Without Borders Salmon Beyond Borders Schaft Creek Seabridge Gold Silvertip southeast Alaska stikine Taku Taku River Tongass National Forest tourism transboundary mines transboundary tensions Tulsequah Chief Unuk