The Xatśūll First Nation says a B.C. Supreme Court judge has expedited a judicial review hearing that seeks to prevent Imperial Metals from adding more tailings capacity from the Mount Polley gold and copper mine by raising a storage facility dam.
Last month, the nation filed for a judicial review in B.C. Supreme Court to overturn two provincial decisions authorizing Mount Polley Mining Corp. to raise the height of its tailings dam by four metres, from an elevation of 970 metres to 974 metres.
The nation said Thursday a judge provided an interim decision, which BIV has not independently confirmed.
The nation stated the decision ensures “no additional tailings will be deposited into the raised tailings storage facility
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