Private mining projects can affect Canada’s reputation abroad

But all is not good with the venture, critics maintain. There are fears that the giant project, located amid glaciers that feed several rivers vital to local communities and their low-lying vineyards, could wreak long-term environmental havoc if glaciers are damaged by blasting, and if chemicals used in the mining process makes their way into river systems. There is concern over the health of workers breathing in noxious dust and fear of tremendous social change in traditional village life.
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