Read this breaking story from CTV News on BC Supreme Court Justice Christopher Grauer's decision earlier today to grant the Tsilhqot'in First Nations an injunction to prevent Taseko Mines from carrying out any more preliminary construction work on its controversial proposed Prosperity Mine.
"An aboriginal band has been granted an injunction preventing Taseko Mines from conducting exploration work around its proposed gold and copper mine in B.C.'s central Interior. In the same court hearing, Taseko failed in its bid for an injunction forcing the Tsilhqot'in First Nation to stop blocking the company's access to the site outside Williams Lake, B.C.
B.C. Supreme Court Justice Christopher Grauer ruled Friday the band wasn't properly consulted on two permits granted to Taseko by the provincial government. Grauer said the First Nation will suffer greater harm than Taseko if the exploration and trail building work for the proposed New Prosperity mine continues." (Dec 2, 2011)