Cyanide

On March 18-19, MiningWatch Canada facilitated a meeting in Whitehorse to assess resources and capacity in the Yukon to work on mining, prioritize issues, expand working relationships and work on strategies. Invitees included a number of individuals and representatives of local organizations.

Last issue, we mentioned the workshop Gaining Ground: Women, Mining and the Environment that was held at Lake LaBerge, Yukon, last September. Well, a booklet has been published out of that workshop, and it is available from the Yukon Conservation Society, Box 4163 Whitehorse, YT Y1A 3S9, tel. (867) 668-5678, fax (867) 668-6637, e-mail ycs@ycs.yk.ca

MiningWatch Canada and Other Environmental Groups Issue Call to Action to Prevent Future Cyanide Disasters, Point to Danger at Many of Today's Gold Mines: One year after 3.5 million cubic feet of cyanide-laden toxic mine waste spilled into a tributary of the Danube river killing all aquatic life in a 250-mile stretch of the river system. One year later, a report released by the Mineral Policy Center in Washington shows that little has changed in terms of government oversight or industry practice and that such a disaster could occur again today in Romania, Canada and other regions.