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Likely Area Mining History
June 8, 2020
The area around Likely has a long and fascinating
history of placer mining. Placer mining refers to mining materials (mostly
gold) deposited in ancient stream beds that are still largely unconsolidated (i.e.
relatively loose materials… Read more »
Mount Polley water quality is evidence of remediation
May 25, 2020
Mount Polley takes water quality very seriously. Extensive monitoring is evidencing the effectiveness of the remediation and site water management programs undertaken by Mount Polley.
How is water quality monitored in Polley and Ques… Read more »
Major milestones of Mount Polley’s environmental remediation efforts to date
April 21, 2020
The remediation effort at Mount Polley is ongoing; however, we are very proud of the major milestones that have been completed to-date.
Repair of lower Edney Creek, re-establishment of link to Quesnel Lake and installation of new fish hab… Read more »
Mount Polley is doing its part during COVID-19
April 21, 2020
We hope that you and your family are staying safe and following the preventative measures and actions you can take to stay healthy and prevent the spread of COVID-19.
We are doing our part during COVID-19. Imperial Metals Mount Polley mine h… Read more »
Is Mount Polley Dumping Waste into Quesnel Lake?
April 10, 2020
There has been recent speculation about whether or not Mount
Polley is dumping waste into Quesnel Lake. In short, the answer is no. Current treatment of water at Mount Polley,
including the dilution zone at depth in Quesnel Lake, ensures wa… Read more »
Staying connected to the community during Mount Polley’s remediation
April 7, 2020
Did you know that over the past six
years, over 39 community meetings have been organized and hosted by Mount
Polley management and environmental staff?
Mount Polley is committed to the
environment and to ensuring the community is kept up t… Read more »
Mount Polley Remediation’s 2019 Environmental Update
March 23, 2020
Extensive remediation work in the areas affected by the 2014 breach at Mount Polley has been achieved during the past five years.
Over $70 million dollars has been spent on clean-up work, including environmental impact and risk assessmen… Read more »
Tailings – What are they and what is in the Mount Polley tailings?
March 10, 2020
First, what are
tailings?
Tailings are essentially crushed rock,
and are the leftover material after the minerals containing the “elements of
interest” have been removed. At Mount Polley the elements of interest are
copper, gold and sil… Read more »
Major remediation efforts to-date at Mount Polley
March 2, 2020
Mount Polley is proud of the major
remediation efforts done to-date, including the building of a rainbow trout
hatchery on-site in 2018 to raise more rainbow trout for Polley Lake
$70 million has been spent on clean-up,
environmental impa… Read more »
The Mount Polley Team: Maintaining a Healthy Environment
February 28, 2020
Mout Polley continues to restore the environment during its current care and maintenance phase.
With 14 staff members working at the Mount Polley site, as well as several contractors, the remediation team at Mount Polley co… Read more »
