02:26 PM EDT, 06/28/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun is concerned that Victoria Gold Corp. ( VITFF ) and the Yukon government are "soft-pedalling" the impact of a cyanide spill this week at a gold mine in the territory, The Globe and Mail newspaper is reporting Friday.

The report noted giant piles of cyanide-laced rocks collapsed on Monday at a heap leach gold processing plant at the Eagle gold mine in central Yukon, triggering a landslide that may have released the toxic chemical into the environment.

The mine is located roughly 375 kilometres north of Whitehorse, 85 kilometres north of the village of Mayo, and on the traditional territory of Na-Cho Nyak Dun

"We are not satisfied with industry and public governments response to this catastrophic event," said Dawna Hope, chief of Na-Cho Nyak Dun, in an e-mail to The Globe and Mail.

Public statements appear "to be downplaying the seriousness of what has happened and how this will have long term impacts," she added.

Friday's report noted Whitehorse-based Victoria Gold ( VITFF ) has so far only put out one public statement on the accident. A phone number listed on Monday's press release to reach the company's chief executive officer John McConnell is out of service.

McConnell has not responded to multiple e-mail requests for comment.

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