The company plans to complete reclamation 2-3 years after closure. Tailings are predicted to be dry enough for resloping and reseeding one year after mine closure. A vegetated soil cap over tailings is inadequate, since moisture is likely to penetrate the topsoil and leach through the tailings. BMG has no specific plans for such a water treatment system. This increases the likelihood of massive erosion and flooding over time.
Headwaters are irreplaceable elements of functioning streams.