'Yukon Gold' TV star charged for mess left at Klondike claims

A reality TV star with the Yukon Goldseries has garnered some unwantedscrutiny from Yukon mining inspectors.

Gold minerKen Foy faces a series of environmental charges, accused of failing to clean up at his placer mine near Dawson City.

Foy, a Port Moody B.C. resident, is afan favouriteon the History Channel's popularYukon Goldseries.

The show'swebsitedescribes Foy as along-time miner who, through successive seasons working the "cursedMoose Creek,"has "taken a financial and emotional beating" and "left him with nothing".

Eight charges under Yukon'sEnvironment, Lands, and Waters Act include allegations Foy failed to reshape the landscape at his Klondike claims, and buried some of his equipment before leaving the site.

The allegations have not been proven in court.

Foy's next court appearance in Whitehorse is set for Jan.18.