Southeast Alaska tribes and environmental groups delivered nearly 30,000 messages to British Columbia lawmakers about transboundary mining. Earthjustice, the international conservation organization Re:wild and the tribal commission said the letters encourage B.C. to pause mining developments in the headwaters of the Stikine, Unuk and Taku Rivers that drain into Southeast Alaska.
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A judge in Ontario has ended receivership of the bankrupt owners of the polluting Tulsequah Chief Mine about 7 miles from the salmon-rich Taku River. That clears a major hurdle for the province to begin clean-up of the legacy mine.
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Developers of the proposed open pit mine near Wrangell are asking Canadian regulators for another extension to get started. B.C. approved the massive mine upstream from the Unuk River in 2014.
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British Columbia’s mining ministry has released details of its plan to finally clean up Tulsequah Chief Mine about 40 miles upstream from Juneau’s Taku Inlet. Creditors of the now-defunct mining company are still fighting in court for rights to court investors to restart the long-dormant mine.
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The much-anticipated global standards for dealing with mine waste has been released. But advocates of tougher regulations say it lacks enforcement provisions.
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