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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 756 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

1case from 1 jurisdiction
€1.36mTotal of monetary amounts
€1.36mLargest single case: Rio Tinto Fer et Titane inc.
€1.36mMedian per case with an amount

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1 case

13 Jan 2025 Rio Tinto Fer et Titane inc.Rio Tinto Fer et Titane: 2 million CAD fine for nickel-bearing and acidic mine effluent Canada, QCWaste and hazardous substances €1.36m

At the Lac Tio mine near Havre-Saint-Pierre, there were nickel exceedances in 2023 after severed power cables disabled the effluent treatment, untreated acidic discharges in the summer, and a failure to take samples after an unauthorised discharge. The company pleaded guilty to eight counts and is paying 2 million CAD into the Environmental Damages Fund.

What organisations can take from it

Failures of effluent treatment must be covered by emergency plans and documented through the required sampling.

Relevance to training and awareness

Sampling and monitoring obligations after malfunctions

Authority / court
Court of Québec (Ermittlungen: Environment and Climate Change Canada)
Area of law
Environment and sustainability · Waste and hazardous substances
Legal basis
Fisheries Act, Subsection 36(3); Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Steel and metals
Mitigating circumstances
Guilty plea.
Published
14 Jan 2025

Original amount 2,000,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 13 Jan 2025.

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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