Tailings
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Updates to B.C.’s tailings code after Mount Polley disaster an improvement: auditorB.C.'s chief auditor of mines found changes to the province's tailings storage requirements made after the Mount Polley disaster have generally improved mining waste management.EnvironmentJun 19, 2021
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Alberta Energy Regulator OKs Fort Hills oilsands mine tailings plan but orders demonstrationIt says it must present a research plan for its water-capping technology by September 2023.EconomyFeb 25, 2019
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Syncrude oilsands tailings plan approved by regulator despite its concernsThe Alberta Energy Regulator has approved a tailings pond management plan for oilsands miner Syncrude Canada despite its reliance on a remediation method that isn't endorsed by the agency.EnvironmentJun 13, 2018
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Alberta oilsands tailings showdown is looming: reportAlberta's oilsands could be heading for another showdown over tailings ponds after an independent assessment found that the cleanup plans of six major operators don't meet new rules.EnvironmentMar 30, 2017
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B.C. mining code aims to eliminate disasters like Mount PolleyMines Minister Bill Bennett says British Columbia is making changes to its mining code that sets standards to ensure that a disaster like the Mount Polley tailings pond collapse never happens again.Jul 20, 2016
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Environmental group calls on feds to pay more for Gunnar mine cleanupHalf-a-century after the Gunnar uranium mine closed down, the toxic legacy still remains. The problem is, the cost to clean it has gone up dramatically.EnvironmentDec 21, 2015
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Mount Polley breach: What Thursday’s tailings test won’t tell youResults from water quality tests of Quesnel Lake won't analyze the potentially toxic solids released after Mount Polley mine's tailings pond was breached.CanadaAug 7, 2014
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2 provinces, 2 environmental disasters, 2 very different responsesWhy the huge difference in responses to the Mount Polley tailings breach in B.C. and the Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd. bitumen spills in northern Alberta?CanadaAug 7, 2014
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Mount Polley tailings breach: Who is Imperial Metals’ Murray Edwards?He's one of Canada's most prominent billionaires - co-owner of the Calgary Flames, creator of oilsands giant CNRL - and main shareholder of Imperial Metals, whose mine spewed millions of cubic metres of tailings into the environment this week.CanadaAug 7, 2014
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What’s in Imperial Metals’ Mount Polley tailings? Should you be worried?The bad news: A five-million-cubic-metre spill of mine tailings is a lot. The good news: It's rare. The impact: Almost totally unknown, at this point.CanadaAug 5, 2014
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