British Columbia Mine Tailings Map

BC Mine Tailings Map
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Reports

  • Expert Analysis: The Risk of Tailings Dam Failure in British Columbia: An Analysis of the British Columbia Existing and Future Tailings Storage Database by Dr. Steven Emerman
  • Primer on the Expert Analysis

FAQs

1. What is the purpose of the British Columbia Mine Tailings Map?

The map is designed to provide local communities, First Nations, and other users with information about the location of, and risks associated with, tailings across the province of British Columbia.

Partners

 
Amnesty International
British Columbia Environmental Network
Campbell River Environmental Committee
Center for Science in Public Participation
Clayoquot Action
Code Blue
Concerned Citizens of Quesnel Lake
David Suzuki Foundation
Dogwood
Ecojustice
Environmental Law Centre UVIC
Fair Mining Collaborative
First Nations Women Advocating Responsible Mining
Kamloops Moms for Clean Air
MiningWatch
Northern Confluence
RAVEN
Rivers Without Borders
Salmon Beyond Borders
Sierra Club BC
Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition
Skeena Wild Conservation Trust
Sum of Us
West Coast Environmental Law
What Matters in Our Valley
Wilderness Committee
Wildsight