Conservationists say Canadian mine is contaminating Wrangell-area watershed

Red Chris Mine’s tailings waste facility and open pit in the headwaters of the Iskut River, a major tributary of the salmon-bearing Stikine River. (Photo courtesy of Colin Arisman)
This article is part one of a two-part series about the Red Chris Mine and its potential threat to the Stikine River.
The Red Chris Mine is already huge — at 89 square miles, it’s bigger than Wrangell Island. And the mine — which is just 25 miles from the British Columbia border on the Canadian