Mount Polley mine tailings spill (2014)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:disaster_response
|
| gptkbp:affected_water_bodies |
gptkb:Quesnel_Lake
gptkb:Hazeltine_Creek gptkb:Polley_Lake |
| gptkbp:cause |
tailings pond dam breach
|
| gptkbp:cleanup_cost |
over $70 million
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Canada
|
| gptkbp:date |
2014-08-04
|
| gptkbp:environmentalImpact |
water contamination
fish habitat destruction |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mount Polley mine tailings spill (2014)
|
| gptkbp:investigatedBy |
gptkb:British_Columbia_Ministry_of_Environment
gptkb:Independent_Expert_Engineering_Investigation_and_Review_Panel |
| gptkbp:legalConsequences |
no criminal charges as of 2023
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:British_Columbia
gptkb:Mount_Polley_mine |
| gptkbp:material |
mine tailings
|
| gptkbp:operator |
gptkb:Imperial_Metals
|
| gptkbp:response |
protests
calls for mining regulation reform |
| gptkbp:volume |
~24 million cubic meters
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:BHP_Billiton
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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