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CBC
a day ago
- Business
- CBC
Yukon exploration company buys property next to the now-closed Eagle Gold mine
The property used to belong to the former owner of Eagle Gold, Victoria Gold. The sale started before Victoria Gold went into receivership. Receiver PricewaterhouseCoopers fast-tracked the sale.
BBC News
24-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Palace launch new gold kit
Crystal Palace have launched "Eagle Gold" - a new kit for the upcoming is a nod to the Eagles' 2024-25 FA Cup win - their first major club says Palace will wear gold "to celebrate that triumph".What do you make of it?Choose your verdict here
Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Yukon First Nation open to Eagle Gold mine restart as review lays out ways for industry to improve
The First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun says it's not inherently opposed to the Eagle Gold mine restarting operations, as long as it goes to the right buyer. Chief Dawna Hope said her government wants a specific player to take the mine over: A buyer with experience, who is committed to remediation, willing to partner with the First Nation and honour its treaty rights. "We insist on responsible mining … because responsible mining also means profitable mining where Yukoners are not left with environmental destruction and the bill after mining failure occurs," Hope said. The mine went up for sale on June 25. The mine's receiver, PricewaterhouseCoopers, is responsible for managing the sale, which must receive final approval in court. Potential buyers must meet with the Yukon government and the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun before a sale is finalized. The sale was scheduled to dovetail with the independent review, which was published on July 2 and explains what caused the heap leach failure, which sent tonnes of cyanide into the environment, closed the mine and forced the company into receivership. The First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun is still calling for a public inquiry into the mine failure, because it says key questions remain unanswered. "It did not extend to thoroughly revealing the role or effectiveness of Yukon government as a regulator — as a contributor to this crisis," Hope said. "I think that we need to continue to dig deeper into how this happened, to make sure it doesn't happen again." The independent review board tasked with investigating the Eagle mine failure says heap leach mining can be done safely, if changes are made to industry standards. The board published a lengthy report July 2, including 50 recommendations for improvement. Mark Smith, one of the review board members, gave a technical briefing to media on July 8. The report calls for more surveillance at future mines. The first recommendation says major facilities should have a technical review board to keep an eye on things for the entirety of the mine's life. Smith said this is not a new idea. Mines with tailings facilities have had technical review boards as a global industry standard for years, as a result of mine failures plaguing the facilities. "The failure rate of tailings dams with review boards is zero," Smith said. "I would think we can get to zero, or very close to zero, with review boards on heap leaches." The report found that several problems at the mine contributed to the heap leach failure. If those problems had been resolved, the failure could have been prevented, Smith said. "All five of those had to happen at the same time for this catastrophe to happen," Smith said. According to the report, the company was stacking poor quality ore into the heap leach facility and steepened the facility's slope to make space for a road. There was an impaired ore collection system with malfunctioning equipment. The ore became oversaturated, eventually resulting in a landslide. "Some things could have been done better, and some of those better practices could have reduced the failure," Smith said. Yukon Chamber of Mines 'very pleased' with report findings The report contains good news for the mining industry, according to Jonas Smith, executive director of the Yukon Chamber of Mines. Smith said the chamber is "very pleased" the report said heap leaching can be done safely. Now, the mining industry wants a seat at the table when the recommendations are considered, Smith said. He said the industry would be open to implementing technical review boards, for example, as a method of streamlining the current reporting process. He said he thinks the Eagle Gold mine will have interested buyers. "I think there's a lot of interest out there, given the price of gold these days, and the value of the operation," he said. "I think people are going to be looking for some certainty from the Yukon government on how quickly it can implement the recommendations from the report."
Toronto Star
28-06-2025
- Politics
- Toronto Star
New Yukon Premier Mike Pemberton sworn in, says there's work to do before election
WHITEHORSE - Yukon's 11th premier was sworn in Friday on the promise to get important work done before the next election that must be called within months. Mike Pemberton told a crowd after the ceremony in Whitehorse that he wants to set out a new framework for mineral legislation in partnership with First Nations, and the work needs to continue 'to clean up the mess at Eagle Gold' to protect the environment.
Winnipeg Free Press
28-06-2025
- Politics
- Winnipeg Free Press
New Yukon Premier Mike Pemberton sworn in, says there's work to do before election
WHITEHORSE – Yukon's 11th premier has been sworn in on the promise to get important work done before the next election that must be called within months. Mike Pemberton told a crowd after the ceremony in Whitehorse that he wants to set out a new framework for mineral legislation in partnership with First Nations, and the work needs to continue 'to clean up the mess at Eagle Gold' to protect the environment. Thousands of tonnes of cyanide-contaminated ore spilled at the mine last year, and Pemberton says future generations can't be left to pay the price of that clean up. Pemberton is not an elected member of the legislature, but will run when he calls the vote, which he said in an earlier interview would be before the Nov. 3 deadline. He made no changes to his cabinet but will serve as minister responsible for the executive council office. Pemberton calls himself a longtime Yukon businessman, volunteer, husband and father, and replaces former premier Ranj Pillai, who announced earlier this year he was stepping down. Pemberton won the Yukon Liberal Party's leadership by just 13 votes last week over former Kwanlin Dun First Nation chief Doris Bill. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 27, 2025.
