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TABLE 1 Compiled Lists of Past, Current, and Planned Minesites (circa 2000) Involving Underwater Disposal of Mine/Mill Materials |
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| Type of Disposal | Name (Country) [Proposed, Operating,
or Closed] (* = has stopped underwater disposal if operating) |
| Rivers (13) | Bouganville (Papua New Guinea) [C] |
| Canada Tungsten (Canada) [C] | |
| Freeport (Indonesia) [O] | |
| Kitsault (Canada) [C] | |
| Martha (New Zealand) [O] (*) | |
| Mt. Lyell (Australia) [O] (*) | |
| Ok Tedi (Papua New Guinea) [O] | |
| Porgera (Papua New Guinea) [O] | |
| Potrerillos (Chile) [O] | |
| Prestea (Ghana) [O] | |
| Tolukuma (Papua New Guinea) [O] | |
| Toquepala/Cuajone (Peru) [O] (*) | |
| Wau (Papua New Guinea) [C] | |
| Lakes (5) | Anderson Lake (Canada) [O] |
| Eskay Creek (Canada) [O] | |
| Myra Falls (Canada) [O] (*) | |
| Mandy Lake (Canada) [C] | |
| Polaris (Canada) [O] | |
| Marine Fjord (7) | Anyox (Canada) [C] |
| Black Angel (Greenland) [C] | |
| Island Copper (Canada) [C] | |
| Kitsault (Canada) [C] | |
| Norsk Jernverk (Norway) [C] | |
| Quartz Hill (USA) [P] | |
| Yreka (Canada) [C] | |
| Open Marine (25) | Alaska/Kensington (USA) [P] |
| Amax (Fiji) [C?] | |
| Atlas (Philippines) [O] | |
| Batu Hill (Indonesia) [P] | |
| Boulby (UK) [O] | |
| Britannia (Canada) [C] | |
| Brynnor (Canada) [C] | |
| Cartagena (Spain) [C?] | |
| Cayeli-Bakir (Turkey) [O] | |
| Gosowong (Indonesia) [P] | |
| Jedway (Canada) [C] | |
| Jordan River Copper (Canada) [C] | |
| Lihir Gold (Papua New Guinea) [O] | |
| Ma On Shan (Hong Kong) [C] | |
| Minahasa (Indonesia) [O] | |
| Misima (Papua New Guinea) [O] | |
| Namosi (Fiji) [P] | |
| Nome (USA) [C] | |
| Phuket Tin (Thailand) [O] | |
| Ramu River (Papua New Guinea) [P] | |
| Simberi Gold (Papua New Guinea) [P] | |
| Taipan/San Antonio (Philippines) [O] | |
| Texada (Canada) [C] | |
| Tilt Cove (Canada) [C] | |
| Wesfrob/Tasu (Canada) [C] | |
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