Post by
HoneyBadger77 on Aug 15, 2024 1:45am
Chief Hope Discusses Heap Leach Disaster - Victoria Gold
I'm reposting this YouTube interview video clip link from my earlier post for those that are interested and may have missed it. There's a lot of good info and questions.
Allan Laboucan of Rocks and Stocks News interviews Yukon FNs Chief Dawna Hope about the Victoria Gold Heap Leach disaster on August 8th, 2024 in in this 43 minute YouTube recorded interview. This interview was less than a week ago and so its content is pretty current. The first 7 or 8 minutes is mostly about Chief Hope's education and qualifications and then the VGF mine related questions from there. I found it quite informative and well worth a listen.
Despite FNs complaining about the lack of communications with VG, Chief Hope sure seems to be aware of what was going on at the mine site.
I especially like Allan Laboucan's remarks about the steepness of the HLP and why it would have even been built on a "ski slope". Good question Allan! And Chief Hope commented about how FNs had concerns about this and why. But Laboucan doesn't ask an important follow-up question like if FNs was concerned about Heap Leach stability and a potential failure then why did the FNs and YTG approve the mine build and HLF in the first place? This is at the 9:50 mark.
Then listen to where they discuss the FN request for VG to build a berm and how VG refused due to worker safety reasons and the potential for a further slide / collapse and HLP stability uncertainty concerns. But even after acknowledging VG's concerns, suggest that the berm was necessary to contain any further contamination should another slide occur. Really?
Laboucan of course being a FNs member of doesn't want to put her on the spot and this is obvious a various point throughout the interview, but I'm quite certain she won't get that break if VG files a lawsuit and takes this matter to civil court.
After listening to this entire interview, it's pretty clear that the YTG and FNs were both well aware of the HLF issues and risks but yet approved the mine build anyway. Now after the slide, VG becomes the villan in all this and forced into receivership? Hope openly admits she had serious concerns with the HLF (slope, perma frost, extreme weather, etc) yet FNs and YGT who could have easily stopped the mine from being built approved it anyway.
Hopefully a 3rd party independent investigation proves the root cause of this incident, because investors have a right to know what really happened on June 24th and why.
Here's the link:
https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=ca10b7ff663b7daf&tbm=vid&q=Latest+new+on+Victoria+Gold+landslide&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwje6NL5-PWHAxXdOTQIHV9HHQQQ8ccDegQICxAF&biw=1912&bih=930#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:4460bfda,vid:dt2kTd4TOdU,st:0
My opinion only
HB77
Comment by
Farmer9 on Aug 15, 2024 8:39am
You're the first person to ever find value in Allan's Roxks and Socks videos. Allan will interview anyone, if paid enough money. Even you can be interviewed by Allan!! Look up the mining company Allan runs - AALI. Then tell everyone how qualified he is to be talking about mining companies. Allan is nothing but an online persona.