FARMINGTON The State of New Mexico and the Navajo Nation have settled part of a lawsuit filed in the aftermath of the Gold King Mine spill.
Sunnyside Gold Corp. and its parent companies, Kinross Gold Corp. and Kinross Gold USA Inc., were among the defendants named in separate lawsuits the state and the tribe filed a year after the Aug. 5, 2015 mine blowout.
Press releases issued on Jan. 13 state that New Mexico and the Navajo Nation reached settlements with the companies for the spill, which originated from the mine site located north of Silverton, Colorado.
A director with Sunnyside Gold Corp. described the agreements as a no-fault settlement in an email to The Daily Times.
Sunnyside Gold Corp. reached a no-fault settlement for the 2015 Gold King Mine spill in southwest Colorado, a company spokeswoman told Colorado Politics Wednesday.
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