Imperial Metals

• Imperial Metals surrenders mining rights in B.C.’s Silverdaisy watershed

  Leo Bodensteiner, U.S. co-chair of the Skagit Environmental Endowment Commission, says the watershed is a critical corridor for salmon, steelhead and bull trout.

  Environment

  Jan 20, 2022
  
• Mount Polley mine to suspend operations due to sagging copper prices

  Imperial Metals is shutting down operations at British Columbia's Mount Polley Mine.

  Jan 7, 2019
  
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• Mount Polley mine protesters arrested in Vancouver after “aggressive behaviour”

  Police say four people have been arrested following a protest against the Mount Polley mine at its head office in Vancouver.

  Crime

  Aug 9, 2016
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• Mount Polley mine owner sues over dam design

  The owner of the Mount Polley mine in British Columbia's Interior has sued two engineering firms for damages over a disastrous dam collapse two years ago.

  Jul 8, 2016
• Mount Polley tailings pit within 6.5 metres of capacity

  Months after the Mount Polley Mine reopened following the catastrophic tailings pond breach in 2014, there are concerns that a new tailings pond is already reaching its capacity. “I cannot state more emphatically that, unless the (discharge) permit is issued immediately, Mount Polley mine will experience another breach,” wrote Williams Lake Mayor Walter Cobb in...

  Environment

  Nov 20, 2015
• Mines minister to meet Alaska fishermen, natives

  British Columbia's mines minister says he's aiming to ease Alaska residents' fears that their region could be harmed by a disaster similar to the Mount Polley accident in the province's Interior.

  Aug 24, 2015
• One year anniversary of Mount Polley tailings pond collapse

  Association president Karina Brino says the Aug. 4, 2014 accident at the Mount Polley operation has forced the mining industry to take a close look at all practices surrounding the construction, maintenance and use of tailings ponds.

  Environment

  Aug 4, 2015
• Mine in works since 1950s gets permit

  The British Columbia government has issued a permit allowing construction to start on the proposed $50-million Silvertip Mine just south of the Yukon border.

  Jun 29, 2015
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• B.C. approves permits for controversial mine

  Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett says the Red Chris Mine, owned by Imperial Metals, will soon be in full production, providing jobs and economic benefits in the region.

  Jun 19, 2015
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• WATCH: Natural disasters make 2014 a year to forget for many

  You never really know when disaster is going to strike - and 2014 was no different. Here's a list of some of the most notable natural disasters of the year.

  Environment

  Dec 30, 2014