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B.C. approves tailings dam height increase at Mount Polley mine, site of massive 2014 breach

Mining Emily Joveski - July 11, 2026

British Columbia has approved a 13-metre increase to the tailings dam at the Mount Polley mine, nearly 12 years after one of Canada's worst mining disasters at the site.