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Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai said his government isn’t prepared to halt all mining activity on the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun’s traditional territory.

Premier Ranj Pillai’s forceful comments about the mining sector’s past behaviour have provoked some colourful responses. While addressing the Council of Yukon First Nations’ annual General Assembly on Tuesday, Pillai …

CBC News has not yet seen the individual liens, but, according to the Mayo Mining Recorder’s Office, the total claimed value adds up to $43,357,383.18.

The First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun’s statement followed a Yukon government briefing Thursday morning on how the territorial government is responding to the failure of the heap leach facility at Victoria Gold’s Eagle mine near Mayo.

Speaking at the Council of Yukon First Nations on Tuesday, Premier Ranj Pillai show down Victoria Gold’s response to the cyanide spill at its Eagle mine and gave a harsh warning to future developers.

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 — but the company has no intention of leaving the site.

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.

The Yukon government has hired contractors for work to address the Eagle mine disaster but stressed that Victoria Gold remains responsible for the site.