11:43 AM EST - Taseko Mines : announced that the federal government has again rejected a proposed $1.5-billion, open-pit, gold-copper mine in British Columbia's Interior over environmental concerns, a decision critics are celebrating but one the company vows to fight. Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq said Wednesday evening that her ministry has rejected the New Prosperity Gold Copper Mine for a second time because it will cause significant adverse environmental effects that can't be mitigated. Just four years ago, the ministry rejected the project because Taseko planned to drain a lake to use as a tailings pond. Taseko Mines
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