BC mining company warned 5 years ago about tailings pond

They knew there was a potential problem five years ago.

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They knew there was a potential problem five years ago.

The BC mining company responsible for the massive breach in one of their tailings ponds, was advised five years ago that more water was going into the pond than was coming out.

Again, in May the BC government warned Imperial Metals the water levels were too high.

Monday morning the damn burst dumping 10 billion litres of waste water into the environment.

APTN’s Rob Smith has more on this story.

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