Yukon minister commits to investigation into slide at Victoria Gold mine | CBC News Yukon Mines Minister John Streicker said Thursday an investigation would be done into what caused a heap leach failure at Victoria Gold’s Eagle mine, but he offered few details on how it would be conducted.
Yukon government directs mining company to implement ‘safeguard’ measures after spill Yukon mines minister John Streicker says the territorial government has directed Victoria Gold to stabilize the area where the Eagle Gold mine disaster happened and more closely monitor surface and groundwater near the slide site.
Yukon gov’t orders Victoria Gold to provide plans aimed at treating, monitoring contaminated water | CBC News A failure at the Eagle mine last month saw a landslide tear off part of the mine’s heap leach pad, used to process ore and extract gold. The damage, which has hobbled operations since, caused cyanide, metals and…
Yukon First Nation calls to shut down all mining activity on their land following Eagle mine slide | CBC News In a statement released Wednesday, Na-Cho Nyäk Dun First Nation said they also want an independent investigation and review into what they call “the region’s most recent and potentially catastrophic mining failure.”
4 days after Eagle mine slide, Yukon gov’t still ‘not clear’ on damage, or possible cyanide release | CBC News Yukon government officials say they’re still trying to determine the extent of the damage at the Eagle mine site, more than four days after a “significant” slide damaged infrastructure and indefinitely halted operations at the mine,…
Yukon First Nations blast gov’t, industry after ‘catastrophic’ slide at Eagle mine | CBC News Some Yukon First Nations are blasting the territorial government and the mining industry, in the wake of this week’s major ore slide at the Eagle gold mine near Mayo, Yukon.
Ore slide at Yukon’s Victoria Gold mine not the first this year: government officials A recent slide of ore at a gold mine in central Yukon was the second such failure this year, the territorial government said.
Yukon gold mine failure sparks contamination concerns, but minister says water supply safe | CBC News Yukon’s premier says there’s been “strong containment” at the Eagle mine site near Mayo, Yukon, after a rockslide this week involving stacked ore raised concerns about potential cyanide contamination of the environment.
Experts raise concerns over potential cyanide spread after Yukon mine failure | CBC News Following reports of a major slide, Victoria Gold’s stock price plummeted overnight. Now, experts are warning about the potential impacts of cyanide in the territory’s waterways.
Damage at Yukon’s Eagle mine site could be ‘worst-case scenario,’ says local mayor | CBC News The mayor of Mayo, Yukon, says a heap leach failure and slide reported Monday at the Eagle gold mine will have a ‘huge impact’ on his community, and the territory as a whole.