# Sparwood Phosphate Mine

Type: location

Source: Climate Intelligence Brief — https://getclimatebrief.com/entity/sparwood-phosphate-mine
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## Timeline

- **2026-03-13**: Public Disclosure — Details of the $23,305 penalty are made public via ministry reports.
- **2026-03-03**: Regulatory Decision — B.C. Ministry of Environment and Parks issues decision on environmental penalties.
- **2021**: Project Commencement — Fertoz begins extracting 8,000-tonne bulk sample of phosphate rock near Sparwood, B.C.
- **2021**: Breach Period — Company fails to perform 122 required environmental monitoring samples.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### B.C. Penalizes Fertoz $23K for 122 Environmental Monitoring Failures
2026-03-13 02:19:23 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

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.
Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/bc-phosphate-mine-environmental-penalties-fertoz

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