Officials in Yukon say they believe about 19 million litres of cyanide-contaminated water leaked from a containment pond at the site of a mining disaster last year before the problem was spotted and the water diluted.
Erin Dowd, director of technical services for the Mines Ministry, says the cyanide-contaminated water from the pond at the Eagle Gold mine was diluted to reduce its toxicity when it was discovered at the end of December and there is no timeline for when the pond could be repaired.
