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Yukon mine in 2024 failure will discharge treated water in preparation for snow melt
- The Eagle Gold Mine in Yukon had a catastrophic heap leach failure in June 2024, spilling about two million tonnes of cyanide-soaked ore that contaminated local groundwater.
- The Yukon government says that ditches, culverts, and pumping systems have been set up to divert spring runoff from cyanide-contaminated water onsite.
- Storage ponds at the mine have about 315,000 cubic metres of storage capacity to handle expected influxes of water from the spring snowmelt.
- Since April 2025, interception wells have captured over 670,000 cubic metres of cyanide-containing water for treatment, and the receiver is recovering gold from this water to fund site remediation while seeking a new buyer.
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Yukon mine in 2024 failure will discharge treated water in preparation for snow melt
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government says the mine where a catastrophic storage failure in 2024 led to cyanide-soaked ore contaminating groundwater is now preparing to discharge some treated water in
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