Imperial’s cleanup plan underway for Mount Polley mine dam breach, but questions remain – Vancouver Sun
Some residents remain dissatisfied with company’s efforts and provincial oversight
LIKELY — With 24 million cubic metres of water and tailings flushed downstream of the Mount Polley gold and copper mine, the company’s biggest challenge now is to keep the remaining tailings and water contained.
There is already considerable concern over the potentially toxic metals released into the environment after the failure of the earthen tailings dam on Aug 4.
The tailings surged into nine-kilometre Hazeltine Creek, which was home to spawning trout and coho salmon, as well as Quesnel Lake, the migration path of more than one million sockeye salmon.
