Rio Tinto names Shell’s Katie Jackson as new copper chief
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Pro-and anti-mining forces are clashing once again over a proposed copper-gold mine in northern BC.
On Monday Taseko Mines, the proponent of the New Prosperity mining project, said it has started legal action against people it alleges have obstructed preparations at the minesite.
In response, the Tsilhqot’in Nation filed an injunction against the company “to halt its plans for extensive road-building, drilling, excavation of test pits, and timber clearing in support of its unprecedented and controversial resubmitted bid for approval of its soundly rejected Prosperity Mine project,” the Tsilhqot’in, which represents six First Nations, stated in a press release.
Taseko Mines’ hopes of developing the mine were kept alive earlier this month when the federal Minister of the Environment, Peter Kent, ordered the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency to set up a panel to examine the company’s New Prosperity copper-gold mine.
The review, which will include public hearings, is supposed to be wrapped up in a year.
The Vancouver-based company is trying to revive the $1.5-billion project after the federal government rejected it last fall over the proposed destruction of a lake to be used as a tailings pond.
2 Comments
Twiliia
Hungry like a lion.
Great that Feds and local will benefit from Mine but restore back to normal state soon most of Canada will be a waste dump! Then what? So think about your appatite dont be hungry like a Lion when starting projects
Olbear1962
And I simplistically assumed First Nationa just wanted more money…..