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More toxic water leaks into nearby creek from Yukon's Eagle mine site

17 Feb 2025

Eagle Gold mine site, Yukon, Canada

Approximately 150,000 litres of cyanide-contaminated water leaked from the Eagle Gold mine site into Haggart Creek over a couple of days in February due to a failed weld in a pipeline.

CBC News / Rebekah Arnold

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