{"id":37958,"date":"2018-11-02T11:57:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T19:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/governor-frustrated-by-long-polluting-canadian-mine\/"},"modified":"2018-11-02T14:06:33","modified_gmt":"2018-11-02T22:06:33","slug":"governor-frustrated-by-long-polluting-canadian-mine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/2018\/11\/02\/governor-frustrated-by-long-polluting-canadian-mine\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor ‘frustrated’ by long-polluting Canadian mine"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a letter sent to Canadian mining authorities Oct. 31, Gov. Bill Walker said he was “frustrated” by the slow cleanup of a long-shuttered mine near Juneau.<\/p>\n

Runoff from the Tulsequah Chief Mine has been flowing into a tributary of the Taku River<\/a> for more than 60 years. British Columbia regulatory authorities have tried unsuccessfully to sell the mine, hoping a new owner will clean the site up.<\/p>\n

Two previous mine owners have gone bankrupt. Black Loon Metals Inc. was in talks to purchase the mine last summer, but those fell through.<\/p>\n

Clean-up funds can’t be wrested from a bankrupt mine, according to Canadian law. Walker said that shouldn’t prevent Canada from taking action.<\/p>\n

“We, too, are frustrated by the slow progress and are skeptical that any viable proposal to operate the site as a mine again will be forthcoming, and should not be a reason for delaying full reclamation of the site,” Walker wrote.<\/p>\n

Walker addressed his correspondence to B.C. Premier John Horgan, his counterpart in Victoria, B.C. The letter is the latest in a series from Alaska elected officials<\/a> calling for action on transboundary mining issues.<\/p>\n

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\u2022 Contact reporter Kevin Gullufsen at 523-2228 and kgullufsen@juneauempire.com. Follow him on Twitter at @KevinGullufsen.<\/b><\/p>\n

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