The Yukon government says about 19 million litres of toxic water has escaped a containment pond at Eagle Gold mine which has been leaking since December, adding to ongoing contamination from June's ...

The Yukon government says it has been informed of an "unauthorized discharge of cyanide-impacted water" at the site of last ...

Officials in Yukon say they believe about 19 million litres of cyanide-contaminated water leaked from a containment pond at the site of a mining disaster last year before the problem was spotted and ...

Dowd also gave an update on efforts to treat the large stores of cyanide-contaminated water at Eagle mine. The water treatment plant at Eagle mine uses copper to remove toxic cyanide from the water.

The government says water quality data collected at nearby Haggart Creek on Feb. 17 and 18 found elevated cyanide, cobalt, copper and nitrite close to the mine site, but that returned to previous ...