Obed Mountain Mine

• Coal mine fined $3.5M for 2013 spill that contaminated Alberta river system

  A coal mining company has been handed a $3.5-million penalty for a 2013 spill from its tailings pond that fouled tributaries feeding the Athabasca River in Alberta. 

  Canada

  Jun 9, 2017
  
• Alberta failing to regulate dams, doesn’t even know how many it has: auditor

  Alberta's environment minister says despite a scathing report from the auditor general on dam oversight, the province's barriers are safe.

  Environment

  Mar 11, 2015
  
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• Decision on charges in coal tailings spill in a few months: Alberta regulator

  The Alberta Energy Regulator says it will decide in a few months whether to lay charges in a huge spill last fall from a coal tailings pond that fouled tributaries that feed the Athabasca River.

  Environment

  Nov 14, 2014
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• Alberta orders cleanup of coal slurry spill

  The Alberta government ordered the owner of a coal mine Tuesday to clean up an estimated 670 million litres of waste water that spilled into tributaries of the Athabasca River.

  Nov 20, 2013