cover image: Mount Polley Mine tailings storage facility breach, August 4, 2014

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Mount Polley Mine tailings storage facility breach, August 4, 2014

25 Nov 2015

August 4, 2014 Investigation Report of the Chief Inspector of Mines November 30, 2015 Mining and Mineral Resources Division Ministry of Energy and Mines. [...] The report represents the process, findings, and recommendations of the office of the Chief Inspector of Mines for the Province of British Columbia, resulting from the investigation carried out from August 4, 2014 through November of 2015. [...] The report represents the labours of a dedicated and professional team of investigators from the Ministry as well as external geotechnical engineering expertise and consultative resources who met the challenge of a comprehensive, objective, and ultimately independent investigation. [...] The investigation was conducted in a manner that maintained the independence, integrity, and thoroughness of the process. [...] As a result, the findings and recommendations are those in which the people of British Columbia, the mining industry, and the Government can be confident.
mineral industries governmental investigations tailings (metallurgy) dam failures tailings dams
Pages
204
Published in
Ottawa, Ontario