Mineral extraction is also highly toxic. Chemicals, like cyanide and solvents, are used to extract minerals from the ore. The ...

A mining company has been handed a $114,750 penalty for repeatedly sending cobalt-laced waste into a B.C. river at levels as high as 7,000 per cent above legal limits. On 17 days spanning 2021 to ...

A mining company has been handed a $114,750 penalty for repeatedly sending cobalt-laced waste into a B.C. river at levels as high as 7,000 per cent above legal limits. On 17 days spanning 2021 to 2023 ...