EventA draft supplemental environmental impact statement released by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers—mandated by a court order—analyzes tailings dam failure scenarios at Donlin Gold mine. A 27% spill could flood Crooked Creek, poison water, and damage fish habitat. The study follows a 2024 court ruling that earlier assessments understated risks.
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers supplemental environmental impact statement says a dam failure at the proposed Donlin Gold mine could flood Crooked Creek village, poison drinking water, and damage fish habitat, prompting concerns from local tribal groups.
A federal draft supplemental environmental impact statement for Novagold’s Donlin Gold mine examines a 27% tailings spill scenario that could bury Crooked Creek, poison water for over a century, and has drawn criticism from NGOs and indigenous groups.
