Satellite Detects Massive Spill at Canadian Gold Mine

Thursday, August 7, 2014 at 12:03AM
El Guapo in Conservation, Environment, fraser river sockeye, open pit mining

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How bad is that breach of the Mt. Polley mine tailing impoundment in BC?

You can see it from space.

LINK (via: SkyTruth)

An estimated 1.5 million migrating Fraser River sockeye salmon are destined for Quesnel Lake, which has now been contaminated.

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