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Victoria Gold facing charges from an incident last year..."
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The charges were mentioned briefly by Premier Ranj Pillai and during a June 27 technical briefing by government staff, but no details were provided. According to Thompson, “In January, formal charges were laid, which initiated court proceedings against Victoria Gold Corp. for contraventions of licence conditions.
“These charges relate to minimum water storage requirements and adherence to operational plans. The incidents occurred from October 2022 to October 2023. There are charges under the Waters Act and under the Quartz Mining Act.”
Work was stopped at the mine about 90 kilometres northeast of Mayo when the company announced, after the landslide, the failure of its heap-leach pad. That’s part of the system that uses a cyanide solution to extract gold from ore.
Laura Seeley, a spokesperson for Yukon cabinet communications, and Thompson both said they expected to receive results of the water sampling later today..."
https://theyukonstar.com/victoria-gold-facing-charges-from-an-incident-last-year/