Spruce Point copper mine site. Its decades old -- shut down in 1993 -- and both the Manitoba government and HudBay Minerals, the company that operated the mine, claim the site is fine. However, an independent lab analyzed the water at Spruce Point and found it loaded with high concentrations of toxic heavy metals including copper and iron. And the Spruce Point mine operated for just five years. winnipegfreepress/opinion/analysis/fouling-nature-271348291.html?cx_navSource=d-tiles-3
Posted on: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 19:14:01 +0000