US EditionLower Similikameen Indian Band leader questions Hudbay about Copper Mountain Mine spills
- Hudbay Minerals hosted a June 12 community meeting in the Lower Similkameen Indian Band area about its Copper Mountain Mine expansion and recent waste discharges.
- The meeting followed two unauthorized toxic waste discharges on May 22 and May 29, including 3,000 litres of tailings near the Similkameen River due to a pump failure.
- Hudbay submitted a revised expansion application in March that is currently under review by LSIB and USIB; however, Chief Keith Crow emphasized that the community has not agreed to the proposed open-pit mine expansion.
- The mine discharged copper waste exceeding legal limits by over 4,500% in 2021 and received six fines totaling $105,348 for incidents from 2019 to 2022, yet both recent spills were deemed low risk by authorities.
- The controversy highlights ongoing environmental concerns and community opposition that may impact Hudbay's efforts to extend mining operations near the Similkameen River.
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Similkameen leader questions Hudbay about Copper Mountain Mine spills
Lower Similikameen Indian Band (LSIB)’s chief asked a mining executive to “present the facts and the truth” about waste spills from the Copper Mountain Mine as the company seeks to expand its operations in smǝlqmíx homelands.
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Lower Similikameen Indian Band leader questions Hudbay about Copper Mountain Mine spills
Lower Similikameen Indian Band (LSIB)'s chief asked a mining executive to 'present the facts and the truth' about waste spills from the Copper Mountain Mine as the company seeks to expand its operations in sm?lqmíx homelands. During a community meeting last week, Keith Crow also reiterated th...
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