B.C.’s Environmental Assessment Office has already approved the controversial Prosperity mine once, but a review of proposed design changes won’t necessarily result in another positive ruling, says a top government official.
“This is not a foregone conclusion,” Kevin Jardine, the Deputy Minister responsible for the EAO, said in an interview Wednesday.
The $1.5-billion project by Taseko Mines Ltd. was given an environmental assessment certificate by B.C. in 2010, but the project was subsequently rejected in federal reviews.
Mine opponents thought the project had been killed by Ottawa’s rulings, but the company continues to pursue it.
Mark Hume – Globe and Mail – Nov 23, 2016.
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