Dams, storage ponds, used to hold contaminated water following Yukon mine landslide

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Dams, storage ponds, used to hold contaminated water following Yukon mine landslide
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MAYO, YUKON — The Department of Energy Mines and Resources in Yukon says contaminated water from a landslide and equipment failure at a territory gold mine...

MAYO, YUKON — The Department of Energy Mines and Resources in Yukon says contaminated water from a landslide and equipment failure at a territory gold mine is being pumped into storage ponds , while the investigation continues into what went wrong.

It says the company quickly built dams to hold back contaminated water, which is now being pumped into ponds.The local First Nation has said it's concerned about "potentially significant and far-reaching environmental impacts." The mine is located nearly 500 kilometres north of Whitehorse and employs approximately 500 people as well as numerous contractors and consultants.Cutting greenhouse gas emissions isn't enough. We have to start sucking CO2 from the atmosphere and companies like Equatic are leading the charge.

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