Taseko award for mine reclamation etcTwo sides to every story, but this is one side
Mine Reclamation and Indigenous colaberation award Taseko's work on the environment
https://www.tasekomines.com/esg/environment "
Gibraltar Mine undertakes comprehensive water and air monitoring procedures that includes regular monitoring of approximately 165 sampling sites across the property. Samples are analyzed by an independent and provincially accredited laboratory based in Vancouver and resultsare reported to the British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines on a quarterly and annual basis."
So, Golden, do you think the govt would allow contaminated water to be dumped into the Fraser? Perhaps the water that is allowed into the Fraser has already been filtered and restored before being let into the Fraser?
From your posts it would seem Taseko is being irresponsible, but from what I have found with just a bit of searching, they are not only aware of the environmental responsibility of running a mine, but proactive in dealing with it.
This is an article on their release of water
https://www.mycariboonow.com/49086/tsilhqotin-nation-challenges-permit-to-increase-discharge-of-effluent-into-fraser-river/
These are the leading paragraphs.
"Discharging dirty mine effluent is not responsible mining.
Those are the words of Esildagh First Nation Chief Roy Stump who would like to find a better solution when it comes to Taseko’s three-year permit for Gibraltar Mines to discharge 50% more volume of site water per day into the Fraser River."
but if you keep reading
"The Ministry of Environment told MyCaribooNow the amendment to Gibraltar Mines permit was granted by an independent statutory decision-maker following extensive consultation and considering the best available science.
“The permit allows the discharge of site water which is not the same as mine tailings,” a Ministry spokesperson said.
“Site water includes all the precipitation and runoff from the entire site, which—in this case—is roughly the size of the City of Vancouver. Runoff is collected in the tailings pond, along with mine effluent, where it is treated so that minerals and solids settle to the bottom. The site water that is left is then released at a specific volume that is protective of the environment. The alternative to releasing the site water is to stock-pile it on site.”
The 3-year temporary permit amendment includes stricter limits for copper and sulphate when discharging at the increased rate.
The Ministry adds it is confident the permit allows activities that are safe for people and the environment.
“Under the permit, our dilution modeling predicts that the discharge won’t cause exceedances of water quality guidelines,” the spokesperson said.
“In fact, during the spring freshet, water tested upstream from the mine is higher in metal content than water tested in the initial dilution zone where mine water mixes with river water. And, testing of the river downstream of the outfall has shown no significant environmental effects, including for fish.”
But it is good to keep an eye on such things, not all miners work to the standard that Taseko does.
KW