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STAMPEDERS Head south this weekend for Tomahawks matchup Page B2 Friday, January 16, 2015
WIN GOODING Bids farewell to lakecity Page A10
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Mount Polley Mine submits early restart plan Monica Lamb-Yorski Staff Writer Mount Polley Mine submitted its early restart plan to the provincial government Monday, said Steve Robertson, vice-president of corporate affairs. The mine has been closed since its tailings impoundment breached on Aug. 4, 2014.
“It would be for a restricted operational permit which would allow for us to start up the mill and process ore at about half rate,” Robertson told the Tribune. That half rate would be about 12,000 tonnes per day which would total about 50,000 tonnes per day of mining, plus another 100,000 tonnes per day coming
from high grade material from underground, he said. The permit, if approved, will allow the mine to operate through a good portion of 2015, Robertson added. “We are asking for permission to deposit a maximum of four million tonnes of tailings into the Springer Pit so this would not include the use of the tail-
ings storage facility for the impoundment of tailings from the operation.” While water from the mining operations will not be stored in the tailings impoundment, repairs to the breached dam should enable the impoundment to handle spring freshet, Robertson said. For more see page A22.
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