In Re: Gold King Mine Release in San Juan County, Colorado, on August 5, 2015

  1. January 04, 2023

    New Mexico Gets $5M From Colo. Mine Contractors Over Spill

    New Mexico has received a combined $5 million from two federal contractors that were working on a Colorado gold mine when it ruptured in 2015 and spilled 3 million gallons of toxic waste into local waterways, as litigation over the environmental catastrophe winds toward a close.

  2. December 06, 2022

    New Mexico To Settle Spill Claims With Colo. Mine Contractors

    New Mexico has agreed to settle its lawsuit against two federal contractors that were working on a Colorado gold mine when it ruptured in 2015 and spilled 3 million gallons of toxic waste into the local watershed, signaling an end to litigation that has dragged on for more than six years.

  3. November 23, 2022

    Colo. Mine Contractor Beats Pollution Claim Over 2015 Spill

    One of the federal contractors working on a Colorado gold mine before its catastrophic rupture in 2015 cannot be held financially liable over that incident, a federal judge has ruled, finding no evidence that the company had control of highly toxic water that later spilled into nearby rivers.

  4. November 16, 2022

    Utah Axes $100K Fee Bid In Gold Mine Spill

    The state of Utah nixed its bid for a contractor to reimburse it for more than $100,000 in fees for allegedly mishandling certain records in relation to a Colorado gold mine that ruptured in 2015, saying it will toss its request for now to allow the construction company to finish preparing a settlement document.

  5. October 31, 2022

    Utah's $100K Atty Fee Bid Excessive, Construction Co. Says

    One of the federal contractors working on a Colorado gold mine when it ruptured in 2015 denies owing the state of Utah more than $100,000 in attorney fees for mishandling certain records, calling the request "unreasonable" because it avoided a harsher punishment for that infraction.

  6. October 18, 2022

    Feds Avoid Spoliation Claims In Colo. Mine Spill Litigation

    The U.S. government need not face allegations that it secretly destroyed evidence related to its role in a 2015 gold mine blowout in Colorado, a federal judge has ruled, finding that issue irrelevant now that New Mexico and the Navajo Nation have settled their claims over the spill.

  7. September 22, 2022

    Construction Co. Can't Escape Gold King Mine MDL

    A New Mexico federal judge has shot down contractor Harrison Western Construction Corp.'s request to be let out of a lawsuit from Navajo farmers over the 2015 Gold King Mine spill, rejecting the Colorado-based company's assertion that the court lacks jurisdiction.

  8. August 11, 2022

    NM Judge Trims Navajo Farmers' Claims In Gold King MDL

    A New Mexico federal judge on Thursday cut some claims and preserved others brought by Navajo farmers and ranchers against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and an EPA contractor for noneconomic damages from the 2015 Gold King Mine spill.

  9. June 22, 2022

    Construction Co. Sanctioned Over Lost Docs In Mine Spill Suit

    A federal judge in New Mexico slapped Harrison Western Construction Corp. with sanctions for failing to produce documents related to its work on the Gold King Mine before the Colorado structure ruptured in August 2015, releasing 3 million gallons of toxic waste.

  10. June 16, 2022

    New Mexico, Navajo Net $63M In Colo. Mine Spill Settlements

    New Mexico and the Navajo Nation will receive a combined $63 million to resolve their claims against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over its role in a 2015 gold mine spill that released 3 million gallons of toxic waste into Colorado's watershed, officials announced Thursday.