GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

Mount Polley, five years on

Donna Schmidt talks with CD (‘Lyn) Anglin of Anglin and Associates about the Mount Polley tailings facility spill in Canada in 2014, and how much has changed at the mine in the years since

The Mount Polley mine, which currently on care and maintenance, is located in central British Columbia, Canada

The Mount Polley mine, which currently on care and maintenance, is located in central British Columbia, Canada

Tailings dam spills certainly do not represent a trend that companies in the mining industry want to be connected with, and over the last several years many have occurred that have caught the attention...

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