Tony Beets allowed gas to be poured on dredge pond and set on fire, while filming the show in 2014.
Reality T-V star Tony Beets has been convicted of violating Yukon's Waters Act while filming a show about gold mining in the territory.
Beets was found guilty of improperly disposing waste and not reporting it during an incident in 2014.
Tamarack Inc., a mining company for which Beets is a director, was convicted of the same charges plus two charges of failing to comply with a water licence.
The incident came to light on the Discovery Channel T-V show “Gold Rush” in an episode originally aired in February of 2015.
(The Canadian Press)

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