MIDNITE MINE: EPA Orders Mining Cos. to Continue Cleanup Work

SEATTLE, Washington — November 10, 2008 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a unilateral administrative order to international mining company Newmont USA Limited and its subsidiary Dawn Mining Company, LLC, to continue treating contaminated water at the Midnite Mine…

NEWMONT MINING: Still Facing CERCLA Lawsuit on Dawn Mining Site

Newmont Mining Corporation and its 51 percent-owned subsidiary, Dawn Mining Company LLC, are still facing a suit filed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.

The U.S. EPA, in the suit…