Mount Polley: 2 of 3

Mount Polley was the scene of a tailings dam breach in August 2014
MANAGEMENT

Mount Polley to return to normal operations

The necessary authorisations have been issued to allow the Mount Polley mine to return to normal operations

27 June 2016

An ICMM review is focusing on TSF standards, critical control strategies, governance and emergency preparedness
MANAGEMENT

The future of tailings storage facilities

Learning from mistakes - and successes - of the past is a key to required risk-management advances

16 March 2016

Water monitoring taken in the Animas River near Durango, Colorado on August 14, 2015. Photo: Eric Vance/EPA
EDITOR'S COMMENT

Impacting the environment

The Gold King mine spill occurred on August 5 as the EPA investigated the disused mine

20 August 2015

Mount Polley was the scene of a tailings dam breach last year
MANAGEMENT

Mount Polley could restart this month

British Columbia mine was scene of tailings pond collapse last summer

08 June 2015

UNBC researcher Sam Albers collects samples at Quesnel Lake
MANAGEMENT

Study documents impact of Mount Polley spill

A new research paper has documented the sediment plume within Quesnel Lake for the first time

07 May 2015

TSM is a mandatory programme for MAC members
MANAGEMENT

Canada reviews tailings management

The Mining Association of Canada has commissioned a task force to review its tailings management requirements

19 March 2015

Since November, Hatch has been assisting with review of submissions from the 60 metal and coal mines in BC
MANAGEMENT

Hatch assists with tailings dam inspections

Hatch is helping oversee the review process for tailings dam safety inspections in British Columbia

19 March 2015

The breach was the result of a failure in a glaciolacustrine layer in the embankment’s foundation
MANAGEMENT

Mount Polley verdict released

The Mount Polley investigation panel has delivered its final report on the cause of the TSF failure last

02 February 2015

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