Oil leaking from old equipment and barrels at Nanisivk mine, Nunavut government assessing
Photos posted to Facebook show oil on the ground near old barrels and equipment from the Nanisivik lead and zinc mine, which operated about 20 kilometres outside the community from 1976 to 2002.
In a statement to CBC News, Nunavut's Department of Transportation and Infrastructure said it's "working on determining the extent of the contamination at Nanisivik."
After those initial assessments the Department of Environment will also assess the site from July 14 to 26.
Once that's done, Transportation and Infrastructure will develop a plan to remediate the site, the statement said.
The government said it won't know how long remediation will take until those assessments are complete.
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