Inspectors found the storage capacity for contaminated water in an open pit and tailings waste management were unsatisfactory
The Yukon government raised red flags about a copper mine’s environmental infractions days before the owner abandoned the site last month, an inspection report shows.
The surprise shutdown of the copper mine, which began production in 2007, put more than 180 Minto employees and subcontractors out of work. The president and chief executive officer, alongside other Minto directors, resigned from the company’s board in mid-May. The TSX Venture Exchange suspended trading in Minto shares, effective May 18.
“The actual property itself was running out of storage capacity for contaminated water,” Mr. Miller said. “The underground truck shop and the adjacent equipment laydown area were in a state of neglect,” according to the inspection report submitted by Mr. Nault, a natural resource officer. “Special waste will be picked up on a regular basis and enhanced supervisor inspections will occur to prevent spills or mitigate in a timely manner,” Mr. Horte said.“The spill location is approximately two kilometres from the mine’s final discharge point to Minto Creek and around one kilometre from the drinking water well,” Mr. Horte said. “Based on the location of the spill and the still-frozen condition of the surrounding soil, there is no reason to believe that any water was impacted.
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