Mount Polley mine

Mount Polley: Regulator Concludes Investigation; Three Engineers Disciplined

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Friday, March 11, 2022
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Engineers and Geoscientists BC is responsible for establishing and upholding standards of professional practice and ethical conduct for the professions.

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  • Engineers and Geoscientists BC is responsible for establishing and upholding standards of professional practice and ethical conduct for the professions.
  • These cases represent some of the most complex investigations Engineers and Geoscientists BC has undertaken.
  • During the course of its investigations, the regulator reviewed thousands of documents including contracts, technical reports and drawings, correspondence, and daily site reports.
  • Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia is the regulatory and licensing body for the engineering and geoscience professions in BC.

Mount Polley: Regulator Announces Findings of Unprofessional Conduct

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Tuesday, August 10, 2021
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were found to have demonstrated unprofessional conduct in the course of their work at the Mount Polley Mine.

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  • were found to have demonstrated unprofessional conduct in the course of their work at the Mount Polley Mine.
  • A Discipline Hearing Panel found that Mr. Rice failed to properly fulfill the role of review engineer, demonstrated unprofessional conduct by allowing a junior engineer who had little experience with embankment design (Laura Fidel, P.Eng.)
  • In addition to other penalties, the Discipline Hearing Panel imposed a $25,000 fine, the maximum available at the time.
  • As the provincial engineering and geoscience regulator, Engineers and Geoscientists BC is responsible for establishing and upholding standards of professional practice and ethical conduct for the professions.

Imperial Reports 2020 Financial Results

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Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Economy, Business, Finance, Cariboo Regional District, Copper mining, Environmental engineering, Environmental testing, Mount Polley mine, Expense, Capital expenditure, Depreciation, Operating cost

However, the mine restart plan prepared in 2019 is being updated to include revised pit designs, results of recent drilling, and current metal prices.

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  • However, the mine restart plan prepared in 2019 is being updated to include revised pit designs, results of recent drilling, and current metal prices.
  • During 2020, the Mount Polley mine incurred idle mine costs comprised of $12.3 million in operating costs and $4.3 million in depreciation expense.
  • Exploration, development, and capital expenditures were $0.9 million in 2020 compared to $5.4 million in 2019.
  • During 2020, Huckleberry incurred idle mine costs comprised of $5.0 million in operating costs and $0.7 million in depreciation expense.

Imperial Reports Final Drill Hole Assays from Mount Polley 2020 Exploration

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Tuesday, February 23, 2021
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Jim Miller-Tait, P.Geo., Imperials VP Exploration, has reviewed this news release as the designated Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 for the Mount Polley exploration program.

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  • Jim Miller-Tait, P.Geo., Imperials VP Exploration, has reviewed this news release as the designated Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 for the Mount Polley exploration program.
  • A full QA/QC program using blanks, standards and duplicates was completed for all diamond drilling samples submitted to the labs.
  • Imperial is a Vancouver based exploration, mine development and operating company with holdings that include the Mount Polley mine (100%), the Huckleberry mine (100%), and the Red Chris mine (30%).
  • Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and all forward-looking statements in this news release are qualified by these cautionary statements.