May 22, 2023
A Louisiana federal court has agreed to toss a gold mining dispute between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a Nevada mining firm on jurisdictional grounds, saying an appeal for a dredging permit is still under review by the government agency and moving forward with the case would be moot at this time.
March 29, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says a mining company and its backers are challenging the denial of a dredging permit for their Alaska gold mining project too early and in the wrong place, urging a Louisiana federal court to toss the suit on jurisdictional grounds.
March 17, 2023
Backers of a proposed gold mining project near Nome, Alaska, who are challenging the denial of a Clean Water Act permit want a Louisiana federal judge to rule that they have exhausted their administrative remedies with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
January 25, 2023
A mining company says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must grant its application to tap gold deposits on Alaska's Seward Peninsula, taking the federal agency to court over a regulatory decision last year that withheld a dredging permit due to potential environmental harm.