The investigation will be led by three-person independent review board appointed by the Yukon government, consisting of a geotechnical expert who has consulted for projects related to matters, a senior civil engineer with experience in mine development and reclamation, and an engineer with experience in gold heap leaching.
The review is being funded through the receivership of Victoria, which was announced in mid-August after the Yukon government requested to take greater control over cleanup and impact mitigation efforts after incident.
The review is part of the government’s response to what it calls a “catastrophic failure and its impact on the environment and human health and safety.” Amongst the items under review are the design, construction, operation, maintenance and monitoring of the heap leach facility.
“Understanding the causes of the failure will help inform remediation of the failure, possible options for a…
