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Personnel with the Yukon government sample water in a creek near Victoria Gold’s Eagle mine. Credit: Yukon Government
The charges, relate to water management at Eagle, Will Tewnion, compliance director with the government’s Department of Energy, Mines and Resources said. “They’re before the courts so I’m a little hesitant to comment anymore.”Operations were suspended at Eagle, Yukon’s only producing gold mine after the company reported on Monday that a failure at its HLPthat damaged infrastructure. Victoria shares have lost 84% of their value this week, now valuing the company at C$77.8 million.
Further details weren’t available on how close the January landslide was to the accident on Monday, Young said. Young said it wasn’t clear yet if the company cleanup fund would be enough to cover costs. The heap leach pad can hold up to 90 million tonnes of ore, according to a Victoria Gold technical report. but officials couldn’t say how much of cascaded down a slope at the site.Water samples to test potential cyanide contamination were taken from different sites at Eagle on Monday, including at the control pond near the HLP, a containment dam and a natural spring near the mine.
A cursory review of underground wells suggests drinking water is safe to consume in the community of Mayo, about 75 km southwest of Eagle, Dr. Shobit Maruti, Yukon’s acting chief medical officer of health said. The government is working closely on water testing with the nearby First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun , which is doing its own testing.In a statement posted on Facebook on Monday, the FNNND expressed deep concern with the potential environmental effects of the heap leach failure.
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