Decades of gold mining at Giant Mine in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, has left a toxic legacy: 237,000 tons of arsenic ...

The arsenic at Giant Mine is the legacy of five decades of gold mining. Between 1948 and 2004, the mine produced 7.6 million ounces of gold, worth roughly $20 billion at today’s prices.

The African giant pouched rats can grow up to 45 centimetres and weigh up to 1.5 kilograms, about the size of a Chihuahua.

The African giant pouched rats, which can grow up to 45 centimeters (around 18 inches) and weigh up to 1.5 kilograms (more than 3 pounds), are on the front line, making their way nimbly across ...

Canada’s C$4.4 billion plan to cope with a poisonous legacy at a former gold mine in the Northwest Territories risks complicating local efforts to find a permanent solution.

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YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories—This small subarctic city has a big problem. There are 237,000 metric tons of arsenic trioxide locked in the subterranean caverns of Giant Mine on the edge of ...