A $9,000 fine levied against a coal company for releasing mine-contaminated wastewater into a northwestern Alberta river is a weak reprimand for the toxic leak, critics say.

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The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) announced Wednesday it has published new editions of resources with updates designed to improve how mining companies plan and manage the ...

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Coal mine tailings, for example, can contain small amounts of rare earths, like yttrium, and mine waste from copper mines can contain not only residual amounts of copper, but other metals as well.

while supporting a more responsible and circular mining economy. The Metso and UCT team's approach to sustainable tailings management saw them being awarded a $25 000 research grant for their success.

Wastewater from CST metallurgical coal mine near Grande Cache, about 430 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, spilled from the site, sending harmful plumes of fine tailings into the river.