US EditionYukon First Nation to Oppose All New Mining Claims on Its Territory During Planning
YUKON TERRITORY, CANADA, AUG 5 – Na-Cho Nyak Dun plans to oppose mining claims to protect treaty rights following a 2-million-tonne cyanide spill at Eagle Gold Mine, officials said.
- On August 6, 2025, the leadership of the Na-Cho Nyak Dun Nation announced it will actively resist the establishment of any new mining claims within its ancestral lands while land-use planning is underway.
- The opposition arises from the Nation's efforts to protect its land-use planning process and treaty rights amid a recent memorandum of understanding with Yukon government.
- The Nation declared claims staked during planning are unlawful and unwelcome, citing past court decisions discouraging such claims in areas under planning.
- A disastrous breach at the Eagle Gold Mine last year discharged approximately two million tonnes of ore contaminated with cyanide, along with water, into the environment within the Nation’s traditional lands.
- This stance signals potential political and legal challenges to mining proponents, as the territory urges early Indigenous engagement for projects in the region.
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