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Ajax Mine

Ajax mine, Peterson Creek, Kamloops, Thompson River, Stop Ajax mine

Sandy and Dianne go to war against a giant mine

How close can you put a mine to a city without poisoning its residents?
Mount Polley, tailings pond, drinking water, mercury, arsenic, Imperial Metals

Why B.C. can expect more Mount Polley-style disasters

If the breach of the Mount Polley tailings pond can bring anything into sharper focus, it is that our relationship with industry in this province is heading in the wrong direction.