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Mining and Mineral Processing at the Mount Polley mine

July 10, 2020
In the Mount Polley Mine, run-of-mine ore from the open pits and underground is hauled to the crusher.  The crusher has three stages of crushing involving five crushers, twenty conveyors and four sets of screens.  Ore is dumped… Read more »

How does Mount Polley decide to process?

July 10, 2020
Gold and Copper The broken rock in the open pit is segregated into ore and waste based on the assay of rock cuttings sourced from the blasthole production drills. This assay analysis determines the sulphide copper percentage and gold grams… Read more »
Mount Polley workers

Who works at Mount Polley?

July 10, 2020
At Mount Polley, we look for individuals to join our workforce who display a variety of skills and training levels. We have a training department that will train workers from other industries. Our key goal is to source workers locally. The f… Read more »
Dr. 'Lyn Anglin

Mount Polley Remediation Leader Named CIM Distinguished Lecturer

July 9, 2020
Imperial congratulations to Dr. ‘Lyn Anglin on being named a recipient of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum’s (CIM) Distinguished Lecturer award.  The CIM Awards honour the mining industry’s “finest for… Read more »
River near Mount Polley mine

Likely Area Mining History

June 8, 2020
The area around Likely has a long and fascinating history of placer mining. Placer mining refers to mining materials (mostly gold) deposited in ancient stream beds that are still largely unconsolidated (i.e. relatively loose materials… Read more »
Mount Polley water quality

Mount Polley water quality is evidence of remediation

May 25, 2020
Mount Polley takes water quality very seriously. Extensive monitoring is evidencing the effectiveness of the remediation and site water management programs undertaken by Mount Polley. How is water quality monitored in Polley and Ques… Read more »
Hazeltine Creek, October 2019

Major milestones of Mount Polley’s environmental remediation efforts to date

April 21, 2020
The remediation effort at Mount Polley is ongoing; however, we are very proud of the major milestones that have been completed to-date. Repair of lower Edney Creek, re-establishment of link to Quesnel Lake and installation of new fish hab… Read more »
Personal Protective Equipment

Mount Polley is doing its part during COVID-19

April 21, 2020
We hope that you and your family are staying safe and following the preventative measures and actions you can take to stay healthy and prevent the spread of COVID-19. We are doing our part during COVID-19. Imperial Metals Mount Polley mine h… Read more »
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Is Mount Polley Dumping Waste into Quesnel Lake?

April 10, 2020
There has been recent speculation about whether or not Mount Polley is dumping waste into Quesnel Lake. In short, the answer is no. Current treatment of water at Mount Polley, including the dilution zone at depth in Quesnel Lake, ensures wa… Read more »
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Staying connected to the community during Mount Polley’s remediation

April 7, 2020
Did you know that over the past six years, over 39 community meetings have been organized and hosted by Mount Polley management and environmental staff? Mount Polley is committed to the environment and to ensuring the community is kept up t… Read more »