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

  1. April 09, 2024

    Navajo, Mine Operator Look To Settle Last Waste Spill Claims

    A New Mexico federal judge has stayed litigation in the Navajo Nation's remaining claims against a Gold King Mine operator stemming from a hazardous waste spill that spurred nearly a decade of litigation after the parties said they reached a settlement in principle.

  2. March 12, 2024

    Gold King Mine Contractor Looks To Toss Final Navajo Claims

    An environmental and infrastructure services firm is asking a New Mexico federal judge to dismiss the last three claims the Navajo Nation lodged against it for the Gold King Mine spill in southwest Colorado, which sent several million gallons of hazardous mine waste into area waterways.

  3. February 05, 2024

    Gold Mine Contractor Can Ditch Navajo's Negligence Claims

    A contractor for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency can ditch negligence claims brought by the Navajo Nation over its work on a gold mine that spewed 3 million gallons of contaminants in 2015, a New Mexico federal judge ruled on Monday.

  4. August 04, 2023

    Navajo Oppose Gold Mine Contractor's Bid To Ax $81M Claims

    A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency contractor who worked on the Gold King Mine that spewed 3 million gallons of contaminants in 2015 can't double-dip its already rejected argument that the Navajo Nation's damages claims stemming from the spill are covered by an environmental Superfund law, the Nation told a New Mexico federal judge.

  5. July 13, 2023

    Navajo Mine Spill Damages Are Unfounded Fears, Court Hears

    A federal contractor urged a New Mexico federal judge to reject the Navajo Nation's effort to obtain tort damages stemming from the 2015 Gold King Mine blowout in Colorado, telling the court the tribe's claims boil down to redress for lingering fears and emotional distress.

  6. June 29, 2023

    Navajo $81M Tort Claim Covered By CERCLA, Mining Co. Says

    A federal contractor wants a judge to dismiss a Navajo Nation claim for $81 million in tort damages stemming from a 2015 gold mine spill in Colorado, saying an environmental Superfund law provides redress the tribe seeks. 

  7. April 21, 2023

    Navajo Damage Claims Not Physical Repair, Judge Rules

    The Navajo Nation's tort damage claims against federal contractors for their alleged role in the 2015 Gold King Mine blowout don't include physical repair of the affected river or land, a New Mexico federal judge has ruled, ordering the tribe to identify the legal theories grounding its request for $81 million in restorative damages.

  8. March 07, 2023

    Gold King Mine Contractor Seeks To Nix Tribe's Cleanup Claim

    A federal contractor urged a New Mexico federal judge to deny Navajo Nation's attempt to collect more money in cleanup costs tied to the Gold King Mine blowout in 2015, saying the tribe has already been paid the costs it incurred "more than five times over."

  9. February 17, 2023

    US Settles With Individual Plaintiffs In Gold King Mine MDL

    Federal authorities said Friday that they have inked two settlement deals resolving litigation in which some 300 people in the American Southwest, many of Navajo heritage, sought compensation from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over a catastrophic gold mine blowout in 2015.

  10. January 27, 2023

    Navajo Say Bid To Drop CERCLA Costs From Trial Too Late

    The Navajo Nation says its upcoming trial against a federal contractor over the rupture of a Colorado gold mine shouldn't be derailed because of a settlement with the federal government, despite the deal providing payment for response costs under the same law that will be considered at the trial, according to a filing in New Mexico federal court.