Leaked document: Victoria Gold to move workers off-site amid Eagle cleanup
Victoria Gold (TSXV: VGCX) plans to temporarily relocate workers from its Eagle mine in Yukon as it continues cleanup after the heap leach pad accident…
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Seabed mining body meets amid rising pressure for code
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) kicked off on Monday a two-week meeting expected to be pivotal as the UN body works on the world’s initial…
Exclusive: Victoria Gold worker caught in landslide claims company has history of unsafe practices
A heavy equipment operator who was caught in the heap leach pad accident at Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: VGCX) Eagle mine in Yukon says he fears…
Testing shows cyanide levels near Victoria Gold’s Eagle mine are dropping
The danger of cyanide contamination following the accident at Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: VGCX) Eagle mine in Yukon might be fading after the latest test results…
Site visit: Fireweed closes in on Far North critical minerals boom
Remote eastern Yukon —The snow-peaked mountains and green valleys of eastern Yukon may seem like a place that would attract only wily old prospectors and extreme…
No cyanide risk to drinking water after Victoria Gold accident, Yukon government says
Drinking water is safe to consume after the heap leach pad (HLP) accident last week at Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: GCX) Eagle mine in Yukon, a…
Site visit: Can Western Copper and Gold rise to its green challenges?
Near Carmacks, Yukon — Western Copper and Gold’s (TSX: WRN; NYSE-AM: WRN) Casino project sits at the potential junction of a trans-Canadian green power conduit while…
First Quantum shares gain after Panama orders copper mine audit
Shares in First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) rose 6.7% on Wednesday after Panama’s new president José Raúl Mulino said this week he would order an environmental…
Anglo’s coal mine fire may delay reshuffle: BMO
A gas fire at Anglo American’s (LSE: AAL) Grosvenor metallurgical coal mine in northeast Australia could see operations suspended for more than one year and…
Tracing global nickel production to its sources
Nickel is an essential component in electric vehicle (EV) batteries, solar panels and alloys for the aerospace industry. Nickel demand for EVs is projected to…
One person injured in accident at Victoria Gold’s Eagle mine
One person sustained non-serious injuries in the accident at Victoria Gold‘s (TSXV: GCX) Eagle mine in Yukon, which caused a landslide and potential cyanide leak,…
Photos of Victoria Gold accident show heap leach landslide in Yukon
Victoria Gold (TSXV: GCX) has suspended operations at its Eagle mine in the Yukon after an accident at its heap leach pad. There were no…