Monday, November 14, 2011

Prosperity Mine's New Challenge to Fish Lake

Taseko Mines Puts New Prosperity Proposal to Federal Government
Taseko Mines has submitted a new proposal for the Fish Lake Prosperity Mine.

The "new" proposal would see a tailings pond created upstream from Teztan Biny (Fish Lake), rather than draining and filling in the lake itself.

Others have done a much better job of summarizing the risks this new proposal creates for the local ecosystem, the rivers and the people of Xeni Gwet'in. Below are a set of links to recent articles: