Yukon mines minister John Streicker says the Eagle Gold mine disaster has the territory91裸聊视频檚 residents 91裸聊视频渏ustly concerned91裸聊视频� about the implications of the mining spill on Yukoners91裸聊视频� way of life 91裸聊视频渇or generations to come.91裸聊视频�

Streicker says the government Department of Energy, Mines and Resources has directed Victoria Gold, the company that owns the mine, to stabilize the area where the slide happened and more closely monitor surface and groundwater near the slide site.

The direction also requires the company to come up with a 91裸聊视频渃omprehensive water treatment plan,91裸聊视频� after the failure of a 91裸聊视频渉eap leach embankment91裸聊视频� that resulted in a spill of cyanide solution used in the gold extraction process.

The statement says the company has also been ordered to immediately increase the mining site91裸聊视频檚 water storage capacity, as officials monitor water sample tests around the site of the spill that occurred on June 24.

At a technical briefing Thursday, Streicker told reporters that testing of samples from Haggart Creek last week 2 kilometres downstream from the site detected no cyanide, but officials say people should not consume water or fish from the creek even though risk to human health is 91裸聊视频渧ery low.91裸聊视频�

Benton Foster, Yukon91裸聊视频檚 director of community health programs, says the recommendation to avoid drinking water or eating fish from the creek is out of 91裸聊视频渁n abundance of caution.91裸聊视频�

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