Navajo Nation, Contractor Voluntarily Dismiss Gold King Mine Claims After Settlement

(May 15, 2024, 2:07 PM EDT) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — In New Mexico federal court, a government contractor and the Navajo Nation filed a joint stipulation to dismiss the tribe’s claims arising from the contractor’s alleged involvement in the release of hazardous substances from the Gold King Mine, which contaminated large portions of tribal land....