“One of our primary focuses is getting a better understanding of groundwater and capturing that water, if necessary,” she said. “We’re also looking at where water storage ponds can be constructed, and lining up the necessary resources to do that.”
The report on the remediation effort’s progress comes two months less a day since Victoria halted operations at Eagle after a failure in its heap leach pad caused a landslide releasing millions of tonnes of ore and cyanide-containing solution. The Yukon government wasn’t satisfied with Victoria’s ability to follow cleanup directives and appointed PwC the company’s receiver.
Just days later, the Victoria board resigned and PwC dismissed CEO John McConnell from his position. Yukon said it didn’t intend to drive the company out of business and believes mining could eventually restart at the site.
Victoria and PwC haven’t responded to requests for comment since the…
