Boliden (Westmin) Canada Ltd

BOLIDEN (WESTMIN) CANADA LTD was a Toronto MINING company with a ZINC-COPPER mine at Myra Falls near CAMPBELL RIVER on VANCOUVER ISLAND. The Myra Falls mine above BUTTLE LK in STRATHCONA PROVINCIAL PARK began shipping ore in 1967 and touched off furious protests from conservationists objecting to the dumping of mine tailings in the lake, the source of drinking water for Campbell River. The company was later convicted of releasing heavy metals into the water and switched to a land-based disposal...

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