Tag: Mount Polley Mine

B.C. OKs another mine near AK border

by Ed Schoenfeld | Apr 2, 2015 | Local News, Southeast Archive, Syndicated | 0

British Columbia recently granted provisional environmental approval to the Brucejack mine project, putting another gold mine upstream from Southeast Alaska a step closer to opening.

Is B.C. mine tailings dam break a warning for Alaska?

by Ed Schoenfeld | Aug 5, 2014 | Local News, Syndicated | 0

Monday’s tailings-dam break at a British Columbia copper and gold mine could threaten Southeast Alaska salmon fisheries. Critics also say similar dams closer to the border could suffer the same fate.