The Canadian Press The Yukon government hopes mining can eventually restart at the site of the Eagle Gold mine disaster, despite calls from the Na-Cho Nyak Dun First Nation to halt mining activity on its traditional territory. Yukon Justice Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee said Friday that the mine site could still be viable after environmental mitigation work is completed, though the mine’s owner, Victoria Gold, was ordered into receivership this week. An Ontario court appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. as receiver over the company after the Yukon government “lost confidence” in Victoria Gold’s ability to handle clean-up efforts, court documents say. McPhee said the receiver’s work “will be to discover and assess the assets of Victoria Gold, wherever they may be held, and determine how those funds can be used to mitigate the…
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