Cyanide Spill at Yukon Gold Mine Sparks Cleanup

Eagle Gold Mine in Yukon had heap leach failure in June 2024, spilling 2M tonnes of cyanide-soaked ore, contaminating groundwater.
Yukon government set up ditches, culverts, and pumping systems to divert runoff from contaminated water.
Storage ponds have 315,000 cubic meters capacity for spring snowmelt water.
Since April 2025, interception wells captured 670,000 cubic meters of cyanide water for treatment.
Receiver recovers gold from this water to fund remediation and seek a new buyer.

Environmental | Mining | Contamination

Canada

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