The Financial Post reports in its Wednesday, Sept. 3, edition that the Yukon government says an independent review of a catastrophic ore slide and cyanide solution spill at a gold mine owned by Victoria Gold in June is now happening, in a process that is going ahead despite concerns raised by a local first nation. A Canadian Press dispatch reports that a statement from the Ministry of Mines says the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun has reviewed draft terms of reference and there is an "open invitation" for it to participate. The first nation, however, this week accused the government of trying to "erase" its role in the process, saying it would only support the review looking into what happened at the Eagle gold mine if it could "co-manage" the process and appoint its own advisers alongside three experts now named by the Yukon government. The first nation has pushed for a full public inquiry into the spill that sent millions of tonnes of cyanide-laced ore from into the environment. In a statement Friday, the territorial government says the review is expected to take six to eight months and is aimed at identifying changes to reduce or eliminate the potential for a similar failure occurring in the future.