Colorado miner Sunnyside Gold reportedly came to an agreement in December with the state of Colorado over damage to natural resources that occurred in a mine spill in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the Associated Press, the mining company agreed to pay Colorado $1.6 million to resolve its liability following the Gold King mine spill that contaminated Colorado, New Mexico and Utah rivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Settlements with the other states were made earlier in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Under the terms of the agreement, Sunnyside admitted no fault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The AP reported that Sunnyside had operated a mine neighboring Gold King, which is located near Silverton and closed in 1991. A probe by federal regulators revealed bulkheads to plug that mine led to a buildup of water from Gold King that contained heavy metals; while mitigating the buildup, a contractor for the EPA triggered the spill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c[Sunnyside] never owned or operated the Gold King mine and was not at fault for the August 2015 EPA-caused spill,\u201d the miner\u2019s reclamation operations director told the AP in December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are pleased to resolve this matter and to see funds going toward further efforts to improve water quality rather than protracted potential litigation.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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