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Federal Court Hears Case Against BC Open-Pit Copper and Gold Mine - Federal Government Allowed Mining Company to Avoid Full Environmental Assessment

Joint news release with Sierra Legal: (Vancouver) In a case that could have far-reaching consequences, lawyers from Sierra Legal will tell a Federal Court judge tomorrow that development of a large open-pit mine in northern British Columbia should not go ahead until the project has undergone a comprehensive environmental assessment. The Red Chris Mine would turn creek headwaters into a tailings waste dump, destroying fish habitat and risking contamination of the Stikine watershed in northwestern BC.

Monday, June 18, 2007
Metal Mining Effluent Regulations, British Columbia, Environmental Assessment, bcMetals, Water and fisheries, Imperial Metals
Resistance to Ascendant Copper's Junin Project continues in Ecuador
OTTAWA, ONTARIO- Employees of Ascendant Copper Corporation continue to face limitations when accessing the concession at their Junin project due to local opposition to the project, an issue that was downplayed in Ascendant Copper's current prospectus. The opposition has intensified lately due to severe -and documented- human rights violations taking place in the Junin area. Contrary to ...
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Ecuador, Copper Mesa/Ascendant Copper

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