Expectation that the mine’s ecological damage can be acceptably mitigated or reclamated is wishful thinking. The ongoing acid mine drainage, metals contaminated fugitive dust and water pollution will continue in perpetuity. Similarly, many of the health consequences of mine pollution are the result of chromosomal damage which can be passed on to subsequent generations, long after the mine has closed.
If we had it to do over again, virtually no one in Salt Lake City would approve the Rio Tinto mine. Kamloops has the opportunity to learn from our mistakes. It would be tragic if that lesson is ignored.
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