This is another really dumb idea out of Ottawa.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/06/16/condemned-lakes.html#socialcomments
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/06/16/condemned-lakes.html#socialcomments
The big difference is that the "lakes" you are referring to are a man-made containments built for the specific purpose of holding the tailings. The only tailings pond stocked, is the brood pond at the site. the other "lakes that are stocked are retired pits,l that are no longer being actively mined and have been allowed to fill with water. I have had the privilege of fishing at Highland Valley Copper. Bob Hamaguchi (the head mining engineer) is an avid fisherman, and would actively campaign against using existing lakes, with healthy populations of fish, as tailings dumps.stsfisher said:i agree japander, this is not something new to canada and its lakes. take a look at the logan lake mine. for years they have been using lakes or ponds to contain sentiment from the metals that are being extracted. however the mine has stocked these ponds and they seem to do very well. dont get me wrong, there is a time and place for using lakes or ponds to intercept harmfull deposits, but what is the alternative to allow these deposits to leach into the ground water we all drink or into the soil which we all eat our food from. lets not forget that these metals and such are being extracted for us the consumer who has developed a need for such materials for our every day happenings. and yes i do agree that the government needs to control the mines better as to not allow precious lakes to be lost forever. just my :2cents: