Williams Lake, B.C. – The  deadline has passed for submissions to the  panel that is examining  the August breach of the Mount Polley mine tailings pond.

In all,  there were 25 submissions to the panel by the required  December 7th deadline.  The source of submissions  is across the board of stakeholders  and interest groups says  Shawn Robbins, the Communications Support person for the panel.

The submissions are not the  only information the panel will be  looking to for information as it prepares its report.  There have been numerous interviews done and information gathered  through the course of the investigation.

The Review Panel is made up of three geo-technical experts.  It was  established on August 14th, ten days after the tailings pond breach sent millions of cubic meters of water and tailings into  Polley Lake, Hazeltine Creek and  Quesnel Lake.

The panel  is  focusing its investigation into the factors related to the cause of the breach, and not the issues of environmental impact or liability.

The review panel  is to submit its final report by the end of January.