Victoria Gold to mark start of mine construction with ceremony today – CBC

Company president says the scale of the open pit will dwarf any other mine in Yukon’s history

Aug 18, 2017

Victoria Gold Corp. officially breaks ground Friday at the site of its Eagle Gold mine north of Mayo, Yukon.

Company president John McConnell said construction has already begun, but the company thought a ceremony with Premier Sandy Silver and people involved in the project in attendence was in order.

Victoria Gold acquired the property about 80 kilometres north of Mayo in 2009, said McConnell.

“That’s eight years of plugging away,” he said.

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