New Gold hikes Rainy River capex by US$105 million for tailings redesign

September 13, 2016 by Canadian Mining Journal

With tailings dam disasters at Imperial Metals’ (TSX: III) Mount Polley mine in the Cariboo region of British Columbia, and the Samarco mine jointly owned by BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) and Vale (NYSE: VALE) in Brazil, the integrity of tailings management facilities are top of…