Sparwood Phosphate Mine

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Last mentioned: Mar 13, 2026

Timeline

  1. Public Disclosure

    Details of the $23,305 penalty are made public via ministry reports.

  2. Regulatory Decision

    B.C. Ministry of Environment and Parks issues decision on environmental penalties.

  3. Project Commencement

    Fertoz begins extracting 8,000-tonne bulk sample of phosphate rock near Sparwood, B.C.

  4. Breach Period

    Company fails to perform 122 required environmental monitoring samples.

Stories mentioning Sparwood Phosphate Mine 1

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B.C. Penalizes Fertoz $23K for 122 Environmental Monitoring Failures

Fertoz International Organic Inc. has been fined over $23,300 by British Columbia's Ministry of Environment for 122 monitoring breaches at its Sparwood phosphate mine. The failures created a significant data gap, preventing regulators from verifying if mining effluent contaminated local water sources with heavy metals or excess nutrients.

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