Board cites poor drainage for Eagle gold leach failure

A Yukon Independent Review Board report blames the heap-leach failure at Victoria Gold’s Eagle mine last June on poor drainage that trapped water above a weak layer in the leach pad, which raised pressure and weight and caused the collapse. ...

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