Cyanide levels in water were ten times higher than CCME guidelines, and arsenic levels in sediments at the same place were five times higher. Other metals such as copper, lead, aluminum, and iron were also higher than they should be. If the dam breaks or slumps, the toxins will flow through Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation Territory into Champagne-Ashihik First Nation Territory and to the main stem of the Yukon River. In late October, Johnnie and others will be coming to Ottawa to talk to them. In mid-October two Kenyan human rights lawyers, Willy Matunga and Haron Ndubi, toured Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa to raise awareness about plans for a disastrous mine in southern Kenya.
Titanium is a light weight metal used in bicycle manufacture, aeronautics, etc.
Much of the land in Tiomin's 64 km2 concession will be strip-mined, exposing mineral deposits up to 40 metres in depth. In addition, damage will be caused by timbering, constructing roads, processing, a power-generating plant, power lines, and waste piles. Over 450 Digo and Kamba agricultural families will be displaced and plants, trees, soil, houses, schools, and markets will be destroyed. Although the company plans to return the land to its owners after 21 years, some of Kenya's best farmland will no longer be arable due to changes in soil structure. Women and children are at greatest risk of suffering.