A potential leak at a containment pond holding toxic water at the Eagle Gold mine in Yukon has raised concerns. The Yukon government was informed by receivers PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. about irregularities in storage pond volumes. Water monitoring is underway to assess the impact of the potential leak on nearby Haggart Creek.
The Yukon government says it has been informed of a potential leak in a containment pond holding toxic water at the Eagle Gold mine. Receivers PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. informed the government and the First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun about irregularities in storage pond volumes on December 28. A government statement says regulatory and enforcement agencies have been notified, and water monitoring will determine if a leak from the newly constructed pond is impacting nearby Haggart Creek.
The pond’s water is being temporarily diluted to reduce its toxicity. Tests in November had shown mercury levels above water quality objectives at four sampling sites, and other tests have shown cobalt and cyanide levels above quality standards in Haggart Creek. The mining operation has been closed and operator Victoria Gold Corp. put into receivership since millions of tonnes of cyanide-laced rocks spilled from the facility 480 kilometers north of Whitehorse in June. The mine used chemicals to extract gold from piles of ore in what is known as heap leaching
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