Environmental Response Office

Mercury Hollow Response Update

Public information regarding the active containment and remediation action at the Bracken Ridge operating site.

PUBLIC NOTICE BR-MH-0427 REVISION 03 ISSUED 27 APR 2025

Incident Record

BR-MH-0427
StatusActive Containment
Public riskControlled
JurisdictionOn-site
Last revised14:30 PDT
No public evacuation order is in effect. The northern service corridor remains restricted while containment verification continues.

Response Overview

At approximately 06:40 PDT, site personnel identified an unauthorized transfer of containerized remediation material near the northern service corridor of Bracken Ridge. The transfer was stopped before the material left the controlled operating boundary.

Ellingson Mineral Corporation established an incident perimeter and retained Northline Remediation to support sample custody, material recovery, and independent remediation intake. No off-site migration has been confirmed.

TimeActionStatus
06:40Unauthorized transfer identified by field operationsConfirmed
06:52Northern corridor isolated and material movement stoppedComplete
07:18External remediation contractor activatedComplete
08:05Field documentation and custody review initiatedIn progress
14:30Containment boundary re-evaluatedStable

Response Documentation

Public release set 03 · Original image sequence preserved

Northern Access Corridor
FIELD-0107:42 PDT

Northern Access Corridor

Temporary contractor controls at the restricted service approach.

Container Staging Record
FIELD-0207:51 PDT

Container Staging Record

Drum inventory documented before transfer to secondary containment.

Hazard-Control Posting
FIELD-0308:03 PDT

Hazard-Control Posting

Field notice photographed before the roadside control point was removed.

01 / ACCESS

Observe Site Controls

Respect temporary closures and instructions posted by field-response personnel.

02 / REPORT

Reference The Docket

Use BR-MH-0427 in all communications concerning the response action.

03 / UPDATES

Monitor Official Notices

Material updates will be published through this public bulletin and corporate notice channel.

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