Yukon mines minister John Streicker says the Eagle Gold mine disaster has the territory's residents 'justly concerned' about the implications of the mining...
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 Yukon ers' 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. Benton Foster, Yukon's director of community health programs, says the recommendation to avoid drinking water or eating fish from the creek is out of "an abundance of caution."Qafzeh needed surgery, but the zoo said it was important to reintroduce him to the group to maintain social bonds.
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