Imperial Metals Corporation
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Imperial’s VP environment talks remediation
Vice-president ‘Lyn Anglin speaks about the aftermath of the Mount Polley tailings spill
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The cleaner, drier future of mine waste
The Mount Polley tailings dam failure has spurred a look at tailings alternatives
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Radical change coming to tailings management
Maybe it’s overstating the case to say the 2014 Mount Polley tailings dam failure changed everything. It hasn’t yet. But it will. Today, the mine’s owner, Imperial Metals – which has already spent about $70 million on remediation efforts at…
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Imperial’s Mount Polley shows promise following 2014 tailings dam failure
It’s been over two and a half years since a catastrophic tailings dam failure paralyzed activity at Imperial Metals’ (TSX: III; US-OTC: IPMLF) Mount Polley copper-gold mine, 56 km northeast of Williams Lake, B.C., but now, with a long term water…
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COPPER-GOLD: Imperial reports underground drill results at Mount Polley mine
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Vancouver’s Imperial Metals Corp. has completed the first nine underground holes in the Martel and Green zones below the Wight pit at its Mount Polley copper-gold mine 100 km northeast of Williams Lake. The zones were discovered…
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GOLD: Northern Empire to buy Sterling mine from Imperial
NEVADA – Vancouver-based Northern Empire Resources has offered to buy a 100% in the Sterling gold mine from a subsidiary of Imperial Metals Corp., also headquartered in Vancouver. Sterling is a heap leach operation located 185 km northwest of Las…
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WRAP UP: Miners offer production and cost guidance
This is the time of year that many mining companies release their preliminary 2016 production numbers and guidance for 2017. Cameco Corp. of Saskatoon, SK, said it delivered 13.5 million lb of uranium at an average realized price of US$54.46/lb…
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COPPER-GOLD: Mount Polley returns to normal operations
BRITISH COLUMBIA – The BC Ministry of Energy and Mines and the Ministry of Environment have given permission for Imperial Metals Corp. of Vancouver to resume normal operations at its Mount Polley copper-gold mine near Williams Lake. The operation was…
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COPPER: Imperial recalls 44 Huckleberry workers
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Vancouver-based Imperial Metals Corp. has recalled 44 of the 85 workers that were laid off in January 2016 at the Huckleberry copper-molybdenum mine 123 km southwest of Houston. Their focus will be on tailings dam construction. The…
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GOLD-COPPER: Milling to end at Huckleberry mine
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Imperial Metals Corp. of Vancouver has announced the suspension of milling at its Huckleberry mine 90 km southwest of Houston when the stockpiles are exhausted, about the end of August 2016. The company halted open pit mining…
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COPPER: Mining suspended at Huckleberry pit
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Imperial Metals of Vancouver has suspended mining at the open pit Huckleberry copper mine 90 km southwest of Houston. The company said its efforts to reduce costs were not enough to offset declining copper prices. The move…
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Imperial Metals judged ‘not liable’ for Mount Polley spill
VANCOUVER — After 16 months of deliberation, B.C.’s chief mine inspector has concluded that Imperial Metals (TSX: III; US-OTC: IPMLF) will not be held liable for the catastrophic failure of its Mount Polley gold and copper tailings dam and storage facility, 56 km northwest…
