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:
  Air Photo A6129-099, 1938; [Canada] Dept. of National Defence.
  NTS Map 92L/11 2nd ed, 1958; [BC] Surveys and Mapping Branch, Dept. of Lands, Forests and Water Resources, and [Canada] Dept. of Energy, Mines and Resources. (courtesy UofT Map&Data Library)
  Air Photo BC7742-074, 1975; BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources.

 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 hydrographic charts

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