Newmont Mining Corporation’s subsidiary, Newmont Capital Limited, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency settled an environmental matter over the Lava Cap mine in Nevada County, Calif.
In February 1999, the EPA placed the Lava Cap mine site on the National Priorities…
Sterlite Industries (India) Limited still faces a number of writ petitions filed before the High Court of Madras by the National Trust for Clean Environment and certain private citizens in relation to the operations of its smelter at Tuticorin in…
Sterlite Industries (India) Limited is still disputing alleged violations of the Forest (Conservation) Act regarding a refinery in Lanjigarh, India, and related mining operations in Niyamgiri Hills.
In 2004, a writ petition was filed against the Company, its 29.5 percent owned…
MDU Resources Group Inc.’s affiliate, Cascade Natural Gas Corporation, faces a claim for soil and groundwater contamination at a site in Oregon.
The claim was received in 1995. There are potentially responsible parties (PRPs) in addition to Cascade that may be…
MDU Resources Group Inc.’s affiliate, Cascade Natural Gas Corporation, faces two claims for contamination at sites in Washington.
The first claim is for contamination at a site in Washington and was received in 1997. A preliminary investigation has found soil and…
CONSOL Energy Inc. remains in disputes over claims against the Company related to untreated water at its mining facility in Buchanan County.
Yukon Pocahontas Coal Company, Buchanan Coal Company and Sayers- Pocahontas Coal Company filed an action on March 22, 2004,…
CONSOL Energy Inc. and other participating PRPs continue to investigate contribution claims against other, non-participating parties regarding the Ward Transformer site in Wake County, N.C.
As of Nov. 4, 2008, the Company’s portion of probable recoveries is estimated to be US$3.42…
CONSOL Energy Inc. is still facing a public nuisance suit regarding an alleged noise caused by a ventilation fan regarding its Buchanan Mine in Virginia.
On Oct. 24, 2006, the Company and subsidiary Consolidation Coal Co. were served with a summons…
Cabot Corporation is contributing to the costs of environmental activities at its beryllium manufacturing facility in Reading, Pa., pursuant to a cost-sharing agreement with NGK Metals, Inc.
In 1986, the Company sold the beryllium manufacturing facility to NGK. In doing so,…
Cabot Corporation has several environmental-related lawsuits pending in Campana, Argentina related to the Company’s carbon black plant in Campana, the Company disclosed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Sept. 30, 2008.
Those lawsuits were filed between…