tailings
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Poor design caused Mount Polley tailings dam breach: report
A government-ordered report says the dam design didn’t account for the area’s complex geological make-up
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Robix signs contract fabricator for marine oil recovery system
Sparwood, B.C.-based Rayco to build catamaran-hull barge COVs, which use rotating drums to lift, separate oil from water
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Imperial Metals agrees to First Nation tailings review
The company behind the Mount Polley tailings dam breach will pay for an independent engineer to review the tailings facility at its Red Chris mine
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All B.C. mines ordered to conduct safety inspections by December
Provincial order comes following massive tailings pond breach at Mount Polley mine in early August
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Debris dam complicates cleanup after tailings breach
An unstable wall of debris formed following the flood from a breached tailings pond at the Mount Polley mine is causing fears of another surge
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NAFTA environmental body wants to probe oilsands tailings leaks
Commission on Environmental Co-operation doesn’t have right to investigate issue, Canada has maintained
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Tailings breach: Investigation finds previous warnings, leak
With results of toxicity tests due in a few days, anxiety continues after a torrent of toxic waste washed through a northern B.C. watershed
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Tailings pond breach sends toxic surge down B.C. river
Dramatic video shows effluent surge inundating an area waterway; B.C.’s Ministry of Environment says the extent of the environmental damage is not yet clear
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Alberta’s Wildrose promises to end carbon capture and storage
Opposition party promising to eliminate toxic tailings ponds, end carbon capture and storage should it win next election
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Shell oilsands expansion has significant enviro impact: regulators
Environment Canada says where environmental impacts are measured, Shell’s assessment minimizes them