Yukon might assume Victoria Gold accident cleanup
The Yukon government is considering taking over the cleanup at Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: VGCX) Eagle mine as the company struggles with the scale of remediation work. Lauren Haney, deputy minister…
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Leaked document: Victoria Gold to move workers off-site amid Eagle cleanup
Victoria Gold (TSXV: VGCX) plans to temporarily relocate workers from its Eagle mine in Yukon as it continues cleanup after the heap leach pad accident on June 24, the company…
Ontario First Nation seeks mining claims ban for now, and more consultation
A northern Ontario First Nations community, which opposes development of the Ring of Fire area and has fought pulp and paper mercury poisoning for decades, is taking the province to…
Champion Iron halts Bloom Lake ops as forest fires close in
Champion Iron (TSX: CIA, ASX: CIA) has temporarily halted activities at its Bloom Lake mine in northern Quebec near the Labrador border, as forest fires draw nearer. The community of…
Environment Canada lays charges against Teck Coal as Glencore sale closes
Environment Canada has laid five charges against Teck Coal Ltd. after the company was alleged to have dumped substances harmful to fish into waters near its Ek Valley operations in…
Exclusive: Victoria Gold worker caught in landslide claims company has history of unsafe practices
A heavy equipment operator who was caught in the heap leach pad accident at Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: VGCX) Eagle mine in Yukon says he fears the company may try to…
Testing shows cyanide levels near Victoria Gold’s Eagle mine are dropping
The danger of cyanide contamination following the accident at Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: VGCX) Eagle mine in Yukon might be fading after the latest test results show low levels of the…
Serbian top court clears path for Rio Tinto’s Jadar lithium project
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) could be back in the running to develop Europe’s top lithium mine after a Serbian court ruled the government unlawfully revoked the…
Aclara, VAC team up to boost REE magnets production
Rare earths developer Aclara Resources (TSX: ARA) has entered into a strategic alliance with magnets producer VAC to provide a “mine-to-magnets” solution, targeting the growing market for responsibly produced permanent magnets needed…
Brazil’s Lula to ‘demand’ Vale pay for mining disasters
The Brazilian President is expected to meet with Vale executives next week.
One person injured in accident at Victoria Gold’s Eagle mine
One person sustained non-serious injuries in the accident at Victoria Gold‘s (TSXV: GCX) Eagle mine in Yukon, which caused a landslide and potential cyanide leak, the second landslide this year,…
Biden administration blocks Ambler road in Alaska
The road would provide access to untouched deposits of copper, zinc, lead, silver, and gold in northwestern Alaska.