Copper Mine
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WATCH: Plugged pipe causes tailing spill from Princeton area copper minePRINCETON – The operations of a copper mine near Princeton have been curtailed and a handful of downstream residents have been ordered to not use their water. That’s because a plugged pipe caused a storage tank to overflow Wednesday evening, spilling about 250 cubic metres of slurry. Slurry is a combination of finely ground waste...Dec 12, 2014
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Mount Polley spill spurs uranium safety checkThe Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission will discuss the failure of the tailings pond at the Mount Polley gold and copper mine during a meeting Wednesday.Aug 19, 2014
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