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…
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…
No cyanide risk to drinking water after Victoria Gold accident, Yukon government says
Drinking water is safe to consume after the heap leach pad (HLP) accident last week at Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: GCX) Eagle mine in Yukon, a health official said Thursday, but…
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,…
Victoria Gold must rapidly secure landslide site: expert
Victoria Gold (TSXV: GCX) must quickly stabilize its Eagle gold mine site to prevent another landslide and a spill to neighbouring property, a landslide expert says. The company suspended operations and…
Photos of Victoria Gold accident show heap leach landslide in Yukon
Victoria Gold (TSXV: GCX) has suspended operations at its Eagle mine in the Yukon after an accident at its heap leach pad. There were no injuries, the company said. The…
Sitka buys Victoria Gold’s abutting Clear Creek in Yukon
Sitka Gold (TSXV: SIG) (OTCQB: SITKF) is expanding in the Yukon by acquiring the adjoining Clear Creek property from Victoria Gold (TSX: VGCX) in a cash and shares deal valued…
Snowline Gold’s first resource shows large-scale, high-grade potential in Yukon
Snowline Gold’s (TSXV: SGD; US-OTC: SNWGF) Valley deposit dwarfs most other projects in grade and metal, according to the most anticipated initial resource for a Yukon asset in decades. Valley…
Yukon mulls subsidies to help miners decarbonize: CBC
The Yukon government is considering subsidizing mining companies in the territory to help them cut emissions, according to CBC. In a submission last summer to the government’s cabinet committee…
PDAC 2024: Burzynski on Windfall’s excess; Wabun, O3, Lundin, McConnell also awarded
John Burzynski, Osisko Mining’s (TSX: OSK) chairman and CEO, recalls how exploration drilling at the Windfall gold project in Quebec set a few records and ruined an entire generation of…