British Columbia: B.C.’s Prosperity Mine Assessment Seriously Flawed: New Study

British Columbia: B.C.’s Prosperity Mine Assessment Seriously Flawed: New Study   A new independent report commissioned by the Smithers-based Northwest Institute (NWI) has found serious flaws in the provincial environmental assessment of Taseko Mines’ proposed Prosperity Mine in B.C.’s west Chilcotin region.   Prosperity Mine was subject to separate BC and federal environmental reviews. The in-house B.C. process led to approval of the mine in January 2010, while an independent federal review...

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