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 Has Potential Liability for Alaska Mine

Newmont Mining Corporation remains a potentially responsible party for environmental conditions at the Adams Ross mine in Prince of Wales, Alaska.

In a June 5, 2007 letter, the Forest Service notified the Company that it had expended about US$300,000 in response…