SMA approves mining compliance program Teck Quebrada Blanca [ES]

On April 3 2013, the Chilean Environment Agency (SMA) approved the Compliance Program presented by Teck Quebrada Blanca mine, after the SMA pressed charges against the company in February 2013. The Agency notified the company a series of failures associated to local spills and wastewater treatment. More on the SMA website [Spanish]. Teck Resources (TCK) is a Global Compact participant since 2007/04/17. One of its subsidiaries in Chile, Teck Operaciones Mineras Chile Ltda, is also registered as a Global Compact participant. Teck Resources was a LEAD Contributor (USD $65,000 and up) Gold Contributor to the Foundation for the Global Compact in 2012, 2010.

EPA Fines Talisman Energy For Fracking Violations

Tal­is­man Energy will pay more than $62,000 in penal­ties for vio­la­tions at 52 nat­ural gas wells and com­pres­sor sta­tions in Penn­syl­va­nia over the past three years. More on State Impact. Talisman Energy is a Global Compact participant since 2004/02/10. The company was a LEAD Contributor (USD $65,000 and up) in 2012, and a Gold Contributor in 2010, 2008.

Colville Tribes Head to Court Against Teck Resources on September 10

The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation will get their day in court on September 10 against Teck Resources, a Canadian smelter that over the course of a century dumped slag into the Columbia River from its lead-and-zinc operations up in British Columbia. Read more on Indian Country Teck Resources (TCK) is a Global Compact participant since 2007/04/17. Teck Resources was a LEAD Contributor (USD $65,000 and up) Gold Contributor to the Foundation for the Global Compact in 2012, 2010.