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Water - Tailing Impoundment Areas

Mining Projects in Canada for Which Companies have Proposed
the Use of Healthy Natural Water Bodies for Mine Waste Disposal
 
Adapted from Environment Canada (2007) by Mining Watch Canada

 

Project Name

Proponent

Province/ Territory

Water Body

Status

Approx.
Lat Long **

1

Doris North Project

Miramar Mining Corp.
http://www.miramarmining.com/s/Home.asp

Nunavut

Tail Lake

Published in Gazette 1

68.5041 N 106.0181 W

2

Meadowbank Project

Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (formerly Cumberland Resources)
http://www.agnico-eagle.com/

Nunavut

northwest arm of Second Portage Lake

Published in Ggazette 1

64.9282 N 95.7129 W

3

Long Harbour Commercial Processing Plant

Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company (CVRD-INCO)(formerly INCO)
http://www.vbnc.com/

Newfoundland and Labrador

Sandy Pond

 In provincial Env. Assessment and federal screening

47.4170 N
53.8830 W

4.

Ruby Creek

Adanac Molybdenum Corp.
http://www.adanacmoly.com

British Columbia

Ruby Creek watershed

In provincial Env. Assessment and federal screening

59.4227 N, 133.4180 W

5.

Prosperity

Taseko Mines Ltd.
http://www.tasekomines.com

British Columbia

Fish Lake

In provincial Env. Assessment

51.3237 N 123.1897 W

6.

Bucko Lake

Crowflight Minerals Inc.
http://www.crowflight.com

Manitoba

Bucko Lake

In federal Env. Assessment - screening

54.9953 N 98.5810 W

7.

Yellowknife Gold

Tyhee NWT Corp.
http://www.tyhee.com

Northwest Territories

Winter Lake

Temporarily Suspended by proponent

63.0151 N 113.6865 W

8

High Lake

Zinifex Ltd. (formerly Wolfden Resources Inc.)
http://www.zinifex.com
http://www.wolfdenresources.com

Nunavut

High Lake

EAs have been initiated under the terms of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement and CEAA.

67.3737 N
109.8633 W

9

Kutcho Creek

Western Keltic Mines Inc. / Sherwood http://www.westernkeltic.com

British Columbia

Andrea Creek watershed

In provincial Env. Assessment

58.2979 N 128.1665 W

10.

Red Chris

Imperial Metals Corp. (formerly BcMetals Corp.)
http://www.imperialmetals.com

British Columbia

Quarry Creek and Trail Creek

The outcome of the CEAA screening EA has been challenged in Federal Court.

58.4542 N 129.9940 W

11

Mt. Milligan

Terrance Metals Corp.

British Colombia

Fish Lake

Under CEAA review, likely to be assessed by March 2009.

 

Already Destroyed under Schedule 2

1

Duck Pond

Aur Resources/Teck Cominco

Newfoundland and Labrador

Trout Lake

Approved

48.8792 N
56.9202 W

2

Duck Pond

Aur Resources/Teck Cominco

Newfoundland and Labrador

Gill’s Brook tributary

Approved

48.8792 N 56.9202 W

 

       
 

Information

For more information on the Council of Canadians’ campaign to protect public water, check out the documents in this section, or contact us at 1-800-387-7177, or inquiries@canadians.org.

 

 

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