| Tulsequah Chief Mine Put On Hold | 31 May 05 |
 Redfern Resources, the proponents of the planned Tulsequah mine project in northern British Columbia have announced they will not be proceeding with the development at this time because of increased capital and operating costs, and a lower estimate of available ore.The mine is located on the Tulsequah River in northern BC, about 40 miles from Juneau, Alaska in the Taku River watershed. Ever since Redfern began planning to redevelop the historic Tulsequah Chief mine, which is leaching toxic effluent into the Tulsequah River, fishermen, environmentalists, US Tribes, and Canadian First Nations on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border have been questioning or opposing it. Meanwhile, the company is attempting to install a rudimentary treatment system for toxic waste that is leaching into the Tulsequah River, a tributary of the Taku. The Canadian Supreme Court recently turned down an appeal by the Taku River Tlingit Nation to reject the Tulsequah mine's environmental review. A sequence of previous court cases have alternately supported the Taku Tlingit's objections, or supported the BC government in issuing permits. The project still hasn't received environmental approval at the Canadian level under federal environmental assessment law. View the CBC North May 17, 2005 news story View the Juneau Empire May 19, 2005 news story View the ManitobaWildlands.org March 3, 2005 news item regarding the Tulsequah Chief mine Visit the Redfern Resources website Sources: CBC North, Juneau Empire |
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