Union Pacific Corporation says that the State of Colorado, in October 2008, indicated that it would pursue a civil penalty over alleged permit violations noted in an Order.
The amount of any such penalty is uncertain but could exceed US$100,000.
On April…
DENVER, Colorado — December 15, 2008 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a compliance order to Lawrence Germann for violations of the Clean Water Act in Longmont, Colo.
Germann allegedly violated the Act by excavating and placing material in…
DENVER, Colorado — December 4, 2008 — Johnson Matthey Inc. (JMI), a Pennsylvania corporation, was sentenced to a $3 million criminal fine for a felony violation of the Clean Water Act by Judge Dee Benson of the U.S. District Court…
Newmont Mining Corporation’s 51.35%-owned subsidiary, Minera Yanacocha S.R.L., is still named a defendant in lawsuits filed by Peruvian citizens on the elemental mercury spill incident in Choropampa, Peru.
In June 2000, a transport contractor of Yanacocha spilled about 151 kilograms of…
Newmont Mining Corporation continues to believe that the mining rights of its 51.35%-owned subsidiary, Minera Yanacocha S.R.L. (Yanacocha), will be upheld, the Company said in its Quarterly Report for the period ended Sept. 30, 2008.
Yanacocha is involved in a dispute…
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…
Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia’s (WALHI) March 2008 appeal to the Indonesian Supreme Court is still pending regarding an Indonesian Court’s ruling that WALHI’s claims against Newmont Mining Corporation’s subsidiary on allegations of pollution in Buyat Bay were without merit.
WALHI, an…
Newmont Mining Corporation remains a defendant in a lawsuit filed by the Pinal Creek Group regarding groundwater contamination emanating from copper mining operations in Globe, Ariz., and Miami, Ariz.
The suit was filed on Nov. 5, 1991, in the U.S. District…
Newmont Mining Corporation reports that in August 2008, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado approved a settlement regarding all outstanding issues at a site in Leadville, Colo.
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas previously…
Newmont Mining Corporation remains a potentially responsible party associated with a historic tailings pile at the Grey Eagle Mine site near Happy Camp, Calif.
By letter dated Sept. 3, 2002, the Company was notified that the Environmental Protection Agency had expended…