Last mentioned: Mar 13, 2026
Public Disclosure
Details of the $23,305 penalty are made public via ministry reports.
Regulatory Decision
B.C. Ministry of Environment and Parks issues decision on environmental penalties.
Project Commencement
Fertoz begins extracting 8,000-tonne bulk sample of phosphate rock near Sparwood, B.C.
Breach Period
Company fails to perform 122 required environmental monitoring samples.
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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