MAYO, YUKON — A First Nation in central Yukon is demanding an immediate halt of all mining activity in its traditional territory, and an independent investigation into the recent failure of equipment at a gold mine which it says could be catastrophic
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Work has been voluntarily halted at the mine north of Mayo after the company announced the failure of its heap-leach pad, part of the system that uses a cyanide solution to extract gold from ore, and a subsequent slide. "Our top priority in the immediate term is safeguarding the health and well-being of people and the environment," she said.
Chief Dawna Hope says in the statement that the First Nation has been sounding the alarm for decades on the need for sustainable development and responsible mining.
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