Off-site water tests show uptick in cyanide in water downstream from Yukon mine slide

WHITEHORSE — Yukon government officials say some water samples taken downstream from the site of the Eagle Gold mine show cyanide levels that “significantly exceed” guidelines for aquatic life.Brendan Mulligan, a senior scientist with the Yukon’s Department of Environment, says there’s been a “pattern of increasing cyanide levels” in water samples taken close to the site of the mine since a slide of contaminated ore in June.He says samples taken further