Before Island Copper Mine (1971 - decommissioned 1995): Rupert Inlet, Vancouver Island, BC
 From 1968, 1975,   1988,  1997   to current.

 Island Copper Mine on Vancouver Island operated between 1971-1995.
 1.4M tonnes were mined producing 800M tonnes of waste rock and 200M tonnes of tailings which were sent into Rupert Inlet.
 Sources:
  Canadian Hydrographic Service Chart 3617, 1968. (courtesy American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries)
  Canadian Hydrographic Service Chart 3617, 1975.
  Canadian Hydrographic Service Chart 3679, 1997.

 Further Readings:
UVic Archives Island Copper Mine fonds.
Assessment of metal mine submarine tailings discharge to marine environments, Golder Associates, 1996, for Environment Canada.
Submarine tailings disposal (STD): A review. Minerals, 4(3), 2014.

See also Before Island Copper Mine utilizing airphotos and maps

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