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Many adits in the Yukon have water flowing from them in winter, which freezes and builds up like a road glacier. Ice completely blocks the adit and dams water behind it, filling the mine. Eventually the ice dam fails, releasing the water suddenly. A large volume of water suddenly released from a mine may cause property damage, jeopardize public safety, or result in a toxic surge downstream if mine water is conatminated.

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Name	Format	Description	Link
Yukon Geological Survey publication metadata	HTML		https://data.geology.gov.yk.ca/Reference/42917
Original metadata (https://open.yukon.ca)	HTML		https://open.yukon.ca/information/9d5e45d0-a008-4a0c-873e-0b577d92cfb5
Report	PDF		https://ygsftp.gov.yk.ca/publications/MPERG/2000/2000_4.pdf

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