RE:AIS showing Ocean Mariner (US tug) ... Here is some interesting info about Anyox BC which is close to SPN
In the mid-1980s, Vancouver investors purchased Anyox with an eye to developing remaining mineral deposits. Wolrige, son of one of the investors, and his fishing buddy John Turpin had fished the local rivers and recognized the dam’s potential for green power. The Anyox River is non-fish-bearing and no agricultural land would be impacted. It was the spark the two electrical entrepreneurs needed; the Anyox Hydro Electric Company was born.
For the past 15 years, Anyox Hydro has worked to bring the dam back on line. The major challenge is finding a buyer for the electricity: tying the Anyox Dam into the abandoned Kitsault Dam farther up the Portland Canal could produce enough power to supply up to 40,000 homes or, alternatively, a liquid natural gas (LNG) terminal.
Anyox Hydro is presently under negotiations with a Chinese LNG company. If the deal goes through, and the project approved, LNG silos would be located on the old mine staging area; soil would be capped and the untreated acid run-off would be remediated and controlled.
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In the mid-1980s, Vancouver investors purchased Anyox with an eye to developing remaining mineral deposits. Wolrige, son of one of the investors, and his fishing buddy John Turpin had fished the local rivers and recognized the dam’s potential for green power. The Anyox River is non-fish-bearing and no agricultural land would be impacted. It was the spark the two electrical entrepreneurs needed; the Anyox Hydro Electric Company was born.
For the past 15 years, Anyox Hydro has worked to bring the dam back on line. The major challenge is finding a buyer for the electricity: tying the Anyox Dam into the abandoned Kitsault Dam farther up the Portland Canal could produce enough power to supply up to 40,000 homes or, alternatively, a l
iquid natural gas (LNG) terminal.
Anyox Hydro is presently under negotiations with a Chinese LNG company. If the deal goes through, and the project approved, LNG silos would be located on the old mine staging area; soil would be capped and the untreated acid run-off would be remediated and controlled.