Yukon government directs mining company to implement 'safeguard' measures after spill

Yukon mines minister John Streicker says the Eagle Gold mine disaster has the territory's residents"justly concerned" about the implications of the mining spill on Yukoners' way of life"for generations to come."

The direction also requires the company to come up with a"comprehensive water treatment plan," after the failure of a"heap leach embankment" that resulted in a spill of cyanide solution used in the gold extraction process.

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