Former CEO Benjamin Mossman saw his appeal shattered by a British Columbia court, upholding the verdict that found him guilty of 13 environmental breaches. These infractions included the discharge of mine waste, failure to report environmental spills and dumping, and releasing substances in concentrations surpassing legally permitted levels.

In a ruling that cast a dark echo across the industry, the court declared that Mossman was complicit—whether directly or indirectly—in the Yellow Giant mine’s repeated breaches regarding zinc levels. This reckless behavior led to the pollution of precious bodies of freshwater in the vicinity of the mining sites.

The once-prominent player in the sector, Banks Island Gold, crumbled into insolvency in 2016, leaving behind a trail of environmental devastation and legal wreckage.

The recent judgment on March 15 brought forth a stark revelation: the previously dismissed charges relating to the failure to report pollution incidents must be reexamined. The court mandated a new trial, citing errors in an earlier decision, as per CBC News.