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By James Peters
Tailings spill

Thickened tailings spill reported at New Afton mine west of Kamloops

Apr 16, 2026 | 3:09 PM

KAMLOOPS — The parent company of the New Afton mine just west of Kamloops is informing the public about an inadvertent tailings release at the mine.

In a news release issued Thursday (April 16), Coeur Mining says the incident happened Wednesday morning “when a planned conveyance did not route to the tailings storage facility and was drained to a nearby containment area.”


The company says a further 219 cubic metres of thickened tailings spilled beyond the containment area, but stayed within the mine permit boundary.

Coeur says containment and cleanup efforts were launched immediately.

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The mine says it also informed provincial regulators and Stk’emlúpsemc te Secwépemc Nation, who sent an environmental monitor to the site.

Coeur notes it plans to launch an internal investigation to determine what caused the spill and what environmental impacts might occur as a result.

by James Peters

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