On August 4, 2014, a tailings pond breach occurred at Mount Polley Mine in south-central BC,
near the town of Likely. The breach released approximately 10 million cubic meters of effluent
into Polley Lake and Quesnel Lake. The Ministry of Environment issued a Pollution Abatement Order on
August 5th
to the Mount Polley Mine Corporation and will oversee implementation of the responsible party's
action plan to ensure the information meets the ministry's needs for assessing potential
environmental impacts and monitoring ecosystem recovery.
- Mount Polley tailings pond situation update (Aug. 6, 2014) [PDF 452KB]
- Mount Polley mine ordered to clean up (Aug. 6, 2014) [PDF 439KB]
- Excavation equipment brought in to address Mount Polley debris (Aug. 6, 2014) [PDF 300KB]
- Pollution Abatement Order (Aug. 5, 2014) [PDF 119KB]
- Health Advisory: Mount Polley Mine Tailings Pond Breach (Aug. 5, 2014) [PDF 108KB]
- Minister of Energy and Mines statement on Mt. Polley Mine Incident (Aug. 5, 2014) [PDF 442KB]
- Map: Hazeltine Creek Flood (Aug. 4, 2014)
» Inset [PDF 341KB]
» Orthophoto [PDF 700KB] - Mount Polley Update: Water Advisory Expanded (Aug. 4, 2014) [PDF 387KB]
- Mount Polley Update: CRD Emergency Operations Centre Open (Aug. 4, 2014) [PDF 304KB]
- Mount Polley Mine Tailings Pond Breached: CRD Emergency Operations Centre Open (Aug. 4, 2014) [PDF 304KB]
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