Imperial raises $32 million ahead of Mount Polley reopening
Mining News Pro - With plans to reopen the Mount Polley copper-gold mine northeast of Williams Lake, British Columbia, Imperial Metals (TSX: III) has completed a rights offering that will raise approximately C$41.million ($31.8m). The property was placed on care-and-maintenance in May 2019.
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Contaminants affect invertebrates years after Mount Polley mine disaster
Mining News Pro - As Imperial Metals is making efforts to reopen its Mount Polley copper-gold mine in British Columbia, Canada, a recent study shows that contaminants from the tailings dam breach that took place at the operation in 2014 have been affecting local fauna for years.
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Imperial Metals speeds up work to reopen Mount Polley copper mine
Mining News Pro - Imperial Metals is aiming to reopen its Mount Polley copper-gold mine in British Columbia, Canada, before the end of June, buoyed by high prices for the metal and a looming deficit.
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Mount Polley copper mine in British Columbia ramping up to restart this spring
Mining News Pro - Hundreds of workers who worked at the Mount Polley copper mine near Williams Lake in British Columbia are being recalled and new ones being recruited, as the mine ramps up for a spring restart, buoyed by high copper prices.
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Copper rally could prompt Mount Polley restart
Mining News Pro - When Imperial Metals shut down its Mount Polley copper-gold mine in May 2019, it wasn’t because of the tailings pond failure it suffered in 2014.
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Mount Polley tailings pond remediation
Mining News Pro - Around 1 a.m. on August 4, 2014, a worker withdrawing water from the Mount Polley, British Columbia tailings pond dam was puzzled when he noticed he suddenly had no water. He would not know until later that, at the other end of the 250-hectare dam, a portion of the north-facing embankment had collapsed, sending a torrent of 25 million cubic metres of water and mine slurry into Polley Lake, Hazeltine Creek and Quesnel Lake.
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Imperial 2018 output up, despite Mount Polley decision
Mining News Pro - Imperial Metals has published its fourth quarter and year-end numbers for its operations. For the full year, the company produced 75.3 million lb. of copper and 79,056 oz. of gold.
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Imperial Metals suspends operations at Mount Polley mine
Mining News Pro - Imperial Metals announced this week that due to declining copper prices, operations at the Mount Polley mine will be suspended.
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