Victoria Gold receiver asks Yukon gov’t for another cash injection, raising total cost to $220M
If approved, increase would be the second time receivership’s total cost has more than doubled The cost of the Victoria
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Victoria Gold directed to create, implement new water management plans for Eagle Mine
The first plan, related to groundwater interception, must be in place by Dec. 15 A Yukon mining officer has ordered
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Yukon Water Board treated Victoria Gold unfairly over $74M security increase: judge
Judge acknowledges case largely moot since company was placed into receivership The Yukon Water Board acted unfairly when it raised
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Agency managing Victoria Gold’s assets fires mining company’s CEO
John McConnell let go after meeting with receiver PricewaterhouseCoopers The agency managing the assets of mining company Victoria Gold has
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Victoria Gold says it will oppose Yukon government’s receivership application
By Tessa Vikander Company says it was served with court application to appoint a receiver on Aug. 13 Mining company
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Yukon premier blasts Victoria Gold’s ‘absence of action’ in response to cyanide spill
‘Industry cannot operate today if it’s at tomorrow’s expense,’ Ranj Pillai says Yukon’s premier delivered a sharp rebuke of mining
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Yukoners urge more collaboration on response to Victoria Gold’s Eagle mine disaster
People protested outside the Legislative Assembly on Monday About 20 people gathered in front of the Yukon’s Legislative Assembly on
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Amid wildfires, Yukon government takes first step to mitigate disaster at Eagle mine
By Caitrin Pilkington · CBC News Gov’t has hired contractors to address the issues at the Eagle mine The Yukon government has
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Documents show ‘disastrous’ cyanide leaks continue at Eagle mine in Yukon
By Caitrin Pilkington Yukon government inspection reports released to the public this week reveal the scale of what transpired at the
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Yukon minister commits to investigation into slide at Victoria Gold mine
The Yukon’s energy, mines and resources minister has committed to an investigation into what caused a heap leach failure at Victoria
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Cyanide detected in creek after Victoria Gold’s heap leach failure at Eagle gold mine
By Emma Tranter · CBC News Half the spill — 2 million tonnes — left containment, officials say The Yukon government says
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Damage at Yukon’s Eagle mine site could be ‘worst-case scenario,’ says local mayor
The mayor of Mayo, Yukon, says a heap leach failure and slide reported Monday at the Eagle gold mine will
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Victoria Gold fined $95K for violating mining licences in Yukon
The Victoria Gold Corp. has been fined $95,000 after pleading guilty to violating some of its licence conditions at the Eagle
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Yukon judge grants stay to mining company over higher security payment
A Yukon Supreme Court judge has paused part of a security payment contested by the territory’s largest mine, ruling the company’s
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Victoria Gold takes Yukon Water Board to court over $74M increase to mine security
Water board ordered company to post $104.9M in security after review, up from $30.7M The Victoria Gold Corp. is taking
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