The Ontario Ministry of Environment announced today that it will be spending more than $30 million dollars to cleanup the abandoned Deloro mine site, one of Ontario's most contaminated sites. Located in the Town of Deloro, north of Bellville, the 202 hectare abandoned mine site is contaminated with radioactive materials, arsenic, cobalt, copper, nickel, and several other toxic compounds. The site discharges its pollutants directly into the Moira River, ultimately flowing into Lake Ontario. The provincial government took responsibility for the site in 1979 and today?s announced plan will involve isolating the contamination on site so as to reduce its impact on the surrounding environment.