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- The British Columbia government has approved a four-metre increase to the Mount Polley tailings dam to manage spring runoff safely, according to Ministers Jagrup Brar and Tamara Davidson.
- This decision follows the 2014 dam breach that released 25 million cubic metres of waste into Quesnel Lake, highlighting significant environmental concerns.
- Since 2016, the mine has been operating under significantly stronger environmental standards in response to the 2014 spill, with comprehensive technical reviews conducted by experts.
- The British Columbia government confirmed that the decision was informed by extensive consultation with First Nations.
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B.C. greenlights Mount Polley dam increase at site of major mine spill
The B.C. government has issued a consent order to Mount Polley Mining Corp. to raise a tailings pond dam by four metres at the site of one of the largest environmental disasters in provincial history. The dam at the Mount Polley gold and copper mine collapsed on Aug. 4, 2014, sending 25 million cub...
·Kelowna, Canada
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B.C. allows Mount Polley tailings dam to go higher, a decade after massive spill
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is allowing the height of the Mount Polley tailings dam to be raised an extra four metres, a decade after a similar storage site burst in one of the province's biggest environmental disasters.
·Hamilton, Canada
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