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The latest statement from the Yukon government says the failure at the heap-leach facility at the Victoria Gold Eagle Mine near Mayo on Monday resulted in a slide that spilled outside a containment area at the base of the facility. It says the company quickly built dams to hold back contaminated water, which is now being pumped into ponds. Neither the territorial government nor the company have said how much contamination spilled or what the environmental risks are. 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The latest statement from the Yukon government says the failure at the heap-leach facility at the Victoria Gold Eagle Mine near Mayo on Monday resulted in a slide that spilled outside a containment area at the base of the facility. It says the company quickly built dams to hold back contaminated water, which is now being pumped into ponds. Neither the territorial government nor the company have said how much contamination spilled or what the environmental risks are. 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