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The Yukon government is considering taking over the cleanup at Victoria Gold’s Eagle mine as the company struggles with the scale of remediation work.
Victoria has issued three news releases since the accident. It has not responded to multiple requests for comment. Haney called Victoria’s sparse communication about the accident and its cleanup actions “unfortunate and unhelpful.” The precise cause of the accident is being investigated.increase its contaminated water storage capacity to 150,000 cubic metres by July 29 because its existing ponds are almost full.
“Re-circulating contaminated water back onto the pad as an emergency measure because there’s nowhere to put it, is not ideal,” Hill said in an interview after the briefing. “We don’t think the Yukon government is being transparent about how dire the situation is.” Victoria has met government deadlines to prepare development plans on remediation, including for water flow, slope stability and water treatment, government spokesperson John Thompson said.litre, which is above the aquatic life guideline of 0.005 mg per litre, but less than previous tests, Tyler Williams, a water resources scientist from the Department of Environment, said during the briefing.
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