The latest in the Victoria Gold Eagle mine slide

Three weeks ago, part of the mine failed and a massive slide tore off a piece of the heap leach pad. The heap leach is where gold gets extracted from ore using cyanide mixed with water. The slide sent four million tonnes of material crashing down, and about half of that escaped containment areas. Yukon Mines Minister John Streicker has said there's "potential for significant environmental impacts." But experts who are part of The First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun’s emergency response team are painting a far more grim picture of what’s happening at the mine. Consider Subscribing We encourage thoughtful comments and respectful discussion. Before commenting, please review our community guidelines: https://www.cbc.ca/aboutcbc/discover/...