‘We’re not out of the woods yet’: Victoria Gold CEO speaks publicly for 1st time since heap leach failure | CBC News The president and CEO of Victoria Gold says there’s still a lot of work to do before the heap leach failure at the company’s Eagle mine site near Mayo, Yukon, is contained —…
Yukoners urge more collaboration on response to disaster at Victoria Gold’s Eagle mine | CBC News About 20 people gathered in front of the Yukon’s Legislative Assembly on Monday to protest the government and Victoria Gold’s response to a heap leach failure at Eagle gold mine that has caused cyanide to leak into nearby waterways.
Amid wildfires, Yukon government takes first step to mitigate disaster at Eagle mine | CBC News The Yukon government has hired contractors for work to address the Eagle mine disaster but stressed that Victoria Gold remains responsible for the site.
Heap leaching: What is it and why does the Eagle mine in the Yukon use it? | CBC News Following a landslide that spilled four million tonnes of ore at the Eagle mine in central Yukon last month — half of which escaped containment — several questions have been raised about the heap leach extraction method…
‘The scale of this disaster continues to increase every day,’ conservationist says. | CBC News Enough contaminated solution to fill eight Olympic swimming pools is leaking from the mine site every 24 hours, according to Yukon government inspection reports.
Ripple effects being felt from Eagle mine disaster – The Yukon Star As criticism of how the Yukon government has handled the Eagle Gold Mine disaster mounts, more effects are becoming evident across the territory. They stem from the major June 24 …
Victoria Gold failing to comply with water management orders: report – The Yukon Star The Yukon government continued to put more pressure on Victoria Gold Corp. to step up its containment effort at the Eagle Gold Mine last weekend. Through the Yukon Water Board, …
Yukon government ‘ready to step in’ if needed on Victoria Gold mine containment, cleanup | CBC News The Yukon government says it’s ready to step in to “complement or supplement” Victoria Gold’s work to contain the massive slide that took place last month at the Eagle mine heap leach facility.
Yukon gov’t giving another update on Victoria Gold mine failure | CBC News Officials with the Yukon government plan to give a briefing Thursday morning on how it is responding to the failure of the heap leach facility at Victoria Gold’s Eagle mine near Mayo.
Yukon’s Eagle mine failure comes during ‘disastrous’ salmon run | CBC News Experts weigh in on what cyanide in the groundwater could mean for the surrounding environment.