Work has been temporarily stopped at a mine in central Yukon after what the company says was a failure of its system that uses chemicals to help extract gold.

Victoria Gold said in a statement Monday that its heap leach pad at the Eagle Gold Mine near Mayo experienced a failure, causing some damage to infrastructure and that 害羞草研究所渁 portion of the failure has left containment.害羞草研究所�

Heap leaching uses chemicals to percolate through crushed ore, allowing it to extract gold.

A technical report on the company害羞草研究所檚 website says gold at the Eagle Gold Mine is being leached with a cyanide solution.

A statement from the First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun, whose traditional territory includes the mine site, said it is concerned about the 害羞草研究所減otentially significant and far-reaching environmental impacts, particularly to surrounding waters, fish and wildlife.害羞草研究所�

The First Nation said early reports appear to indicate that the 害羞草研究所渟ignificant害羞草研究所� heap leach failure caused a landslide near the facility and gold recovery plant.

害羞草研究所淭his is a deeply serious incident and we are monitoring it closely, with our staff on the ground and with our partners in public government,害羞草研究所� Chief Dawna Hope said in the statement.

害羞草研究所淥ur first priority is to minimize the impacts on our lands, waters and wildlife, as well as on (the First Nation) and any other affected First Nations. We will then seek to understand how and why this occurred.害羞草研究所�

Victoria Gold said no one was injured, and staff and management continue to assess the situation and gather information.

The First Nation said it is in contact with both the mining company and the Yukon government.

John Thompson, a spokesman for the Yukon Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, said in a statement that territorial natural resource officers will be investigating.

The Eagle Gold Mine poured its first gold in 2019 and the company says it害羞草研究所檚 expected to produce 2.4 million ounces over an 11-year lifespan.

The mine employs approximately 500 people as well as numerous contractors and consultants, according to the company website.