The Canadian Press 18/07/2024 Yukon’s deputy mining minister says it’s “unfortunate and frankly unhelpful” that the owners of the Eagle Gold mine have been “silent in general” about action to remedy a disastrous ore slide that spilled hundreds of millions of litres of cyanide solution. Lauren Haney said Victoria Gold had been “doing a lot of work” to treat and divert contaminated water, but it may not be enough, and the Yukon government was contemplating stepping in to “complement and supplement” the company’s work. She told a briefing on Thursday that officials were “relying heavily” on the advice from technical experts to keep them apprised of the situation at the disaster site, and the territorial government hasn’t ruled out taking on a greater role. “We are looking at all the…
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