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Mercury, cyanide found in water near Yukon gold mine disaster: government | Globalnews.ca

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Yukon government says mercury levels exceeded water quality objective in creek near mine site.

Government says high levels of cyanide and dissolved metals continue to be detected in groundwater.

Mine owner Victoria Gold is in receivership, and government announced review of what went wrong is underway.

Court-ordered receivership began after mine’s heap leach pad failed and two million tonnes of rock broke through containment in June .

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