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Banks Island Gold CEO convicted of environmental offences

The former chief executive of the now-defunct Banks Island Gold (BIG) has been convicted on 13 counts of environmental negligence.

Georgia Williams
The company’s Yellow Giant mine was forced to shut down in 2015 following the unpermitted effluent discharge.

The company’s Yellow Giant mine was forced to shut down in 2015 following the unpermitted effluent discharge.

Benjamin Mossman was convicted on charges stemming from several incidents in 2014 -2015 that saw zinc and other mining waste improperly disposed of on Banks Island, British Columbia. The company's Yellow...

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