Likely BC

• 42 workers laid off from the Mount Polley Mine following tailings pond breach

  This is a cleanup operation now with the impact of last week's spill clearly being felt with 42 workers being laid off on Thursday.

  Aug 14, 2014
  
• Former Mount Polley Mine employee speaks out about the tailings pond breach

  A local state of emergency is in place for some people in the Cariboo Regional District and emotions are running high more than two days after a tailings pond breach at the Mount Polley Mine.

  Aug 7, 2014
  
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• Mount Polley Mine operators ordered to clean up, stop further release of mine tailings

  The Mount Polley Mine operators have been ordered by the Ministry of Environment to take "immediate action" to stop the further release of mine tailings into nearby waterways.

  Aug 6, 2014
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• Concerns about Mount Polley tailings pond were raised 3 years ago

  It turns out that in recent months, Imperial Metals had accumulated more water than it could handle, partly due to runoff and it was in the process of applying for more capacity.

  Aug 6, 2014
• Before and after photos show devastation of Mount Polley Mine tailings pond breach

  A look at some before and after photos of the Mount Polley Mine tailings pond shows some of the devastation of what has happened in the region.

  Aug 5, 2014
• Water from breached tailings pond near Likely B.C. almost drinkable: Imperial Metals president

  The president of Imperial Metals says samples from Quesnel Lake following a tailings pond breach from Mount Polley Mine "already almost meets drinking water standards."

  Aug 5, 2014