Post by
mdjbrown on Jul 03, 2024 5:35pm
Comments from the Energy Minister - Tech brief tomorrow
“John Streicker, the territory's energy, mines and resources minister, said the government is getting "daily updates" from the mine and that surface water at the slide site was now "contained."
Water sampling was done on the mine site from any pools that had collected, as well as from nearby Haggart Creek. Those samples were then sent to Burnaby, B.C., for analysis as that can't be done in the territory.
Streicker said those samples have since come back.
"I know ... they've got the results and they're just working through them," he said.
Streicker said a technical briefing on the results is expected to be held Thursday. “