I think the key statement in that article is at the very end when the writer makes mention of 100 year old laws

bad news up north is bad news to all prospects

I forget what the processis called but JB suggested building a burm around the entire site with overburden and tailings to contain any run-off and screen the site from the surrounding areas Cool idea if it ever happens and with todays technology all the waste water could be filtered before release

these are thoughts theEPA could never envision,cause they're common sense

thanks for the imput VP you're an interesting read