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An equipment operator’s bulldozer that was pulled down in the landslide at the Eagle mine. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Victoria Gold worker caught in landslide recounts ‘violent ride’ EXCLUSIVE
BY BLAIR MCBRIDE
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heavy equipment operator who was caught in the June 24 heap leach pad accident at Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: VGCX) Eagle mine in Yukon says he’s
| Heap leach accident, landslide halt operations at Eagle mine
shaken up and has filed a workers’ compensation board claim for neck injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder. Injuries were limited in the heap leach pad accident that dislodged 4 million tonnes of ore, with about 2 million tonnes going over the pad’s
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“I needed to hold on because when I started sliding down the mountain it was very steep. I braced for impact and slid down the side of the mountain about 200 metres.”
Victoria Gold 22 > Damaged conveyor. SUBMITTED PHOTO
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embankment, according to estimates by the Yukon government. Between 280,000 and 300,000 cubic metres of cyanide-containing solution escaped the pad. The operator is one of several current and former Victoria Gold workers who have told The Northern Miner about alleged unsafe practices at the mine. These include the company trying to subvert Workers’ Safety and Compensation Board (WSCB) claims, pushing off repairs, and failing to enforce drug and alcohol policies, they claim. (See story on page 13.)
The Northern Miner has agreed not to name the employee, however the company would be aware of his identity through his WSCB claim. According to paperwork shown to the publication, the claim was filed on June 25 after the worker saw an onsite doctor on June 24 and 25. As of press time on July 29, Victoria had issued three news releases since the accident. It has not responded to multiple requests for comment by The Northern Miner. Operations were suspended at Eagle, Yukon’s only producing gold mine, after the company reported that a failure at the pad caused
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