Victoria Gold's Eagle gold mine site north of Mayo, Y.T., is shown in this handout aerial photo taken Wednesday, July 3, 2024.The Yukon has taken over some of the environmental mitigation efforts stemming from a major gold processing plant failure in the territory because operator Victoria Gold Corp. failed to meet a key government directive.on June 24 at an outdoor heap-leach facility at the Eagle gold mine in central Yukon operated by Victoria Gold.
Consequently, Yukon has stepped in directly and engaged its own contractors to do the work. For now, the job is on hold because of a nearby forest fire that it is threatening road access. Once the danger passes, the work on the berm is expected to take about two weeks, Ms. Haney added. Tyler Williams, a water resources scientist with Yukon’s department of environment said at the briefing on Friday that monitoring for contamination from the spill will have to continue for years in part because groundwater, unlike surface water, can be very slow-moving.
When asked how long the company will be able to continue to fund the cleanup effort, Ms. Haney replied that she didn’t know.