We represented NorthStar Energy as the minority interest owner and operator of a silver mine in Utah concerning the reclamation of the mine site. The State of Utah ordered NorthStar to reclaim the mine in 2010. Two years after the reclamation, the plaintiffs alleged damages in excess of ten million dollars against the State of Utah, various individual state employees and NorthStar. The dispute spanned several years and involved numerous factual and legal disputes, especially the value of different aspects of the mine (at different points in time) and certain property on the mine site. The dispute also involved the issues related to the feasibility of mine operations and the integrity of the sampling process related to the same. NorthStar settled the case on favorable terms.
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