A breach at Imperial Metals' (TSX:III) Mount Polley Mine tailings pond in Canada’s British Columbia may have been avoided had the company listened to concerns raised by engineers that designed the containment system, Knight Piésold Consulting said.
In a statement posted Friday, the Vancouver-based company claims its professionals had warned mine owners in February 2011 that the storage pond was "getting large."
http://www.mining.com/canadas-mount-polley-disaster-experts-warned-tailings-pond-getting-large/?utm_source=digest-en-au-140810&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=digest
No comments:
Post a Comment