Mount Polley is an open pit copper and gold mine owned by the
Imperial Metals Corporation (TSX:III). The company has been involved on
the construction or operation of seven mines, the majority in British
Columbia.
Requests for comment from Imperial were not immediately returned.
Tailings ponds are often large bodies of water containing waste water
from mines, and have been known to contain poisonous materials such as
arsenic and mercury.
http://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/environment-and-safety/tailings-pond-breach-sends-toxic-surge-b-c-river-139516/
It is sad to think that we have a product to eliminate such toxic waste and no one has stepped up to notice but us.
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