British Columbia’s top mine official says the province needs to address pollution pouring out of an abandoned tunnel near Juneau.
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Unified voice needed for federal response to B.C. mines
Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott says the state will share its knowledge and ask for input on Canadian mines near rivers that flow into Alaska. He wants others with transboundary mine concerns to join forces.
Tribes to get voice in state transboundary mine work
State government will formally involve tribal groups in its transboundary mining work. Alaska Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott made that commitment Wednesday while meeting in Juneau with Southeast Native leaders.
B.C. tribal protest stops mine exploration, for now
Developers of a mine on a Taku River tributary have stopped work after an on-site protest by a British Columbia tribal government. The Taku enters the ocean near Juneau.
Mallott: U.S.-Canada commission won’t take up B.C. mines
Alaska critics of British Columbia mines probably won’t get any help from a cross-boundary panel they’ve asked to take on their concerns.
British Columbia government withholds key mining permit
British Columbia officials are delaying permits for an open-pit mine near a river that flows into the ocean south of Ketchikan. They say Pacific Booker Minerals has not proved it can keep toxic water out of nearby waterways. The developer says it has.
KSM mine targets richer ore while seeking investors
A Canadian mining company says it’s found richer deposits of gold and copper ore at its controversial KSM project. It’s spending $16 million to continue to explore for more at its site, upriver from Ketchikan, this summer.
New report questions KSM mine’s safety
A new report from two environmental groups claims the proposed KSM gold and copper mine northeast of Ketchikan is too risky and too expensive to build.
“It was an impossible event. Until it happened.”
The people who live closest to the Mount Polley Mine dam breach stopped fishing after millions of gallons of polluted water flowed into nearby waterways.
British Columbia: Alaska will get larger voice in mine development
British Columbia’s top mining official says Alaska will soon have more input into the transboundary mine permitting process. That news came after a meeting with Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott.