Regulation & law · 21/09/2017

Notice of Proposed Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent for Removal Action for the Cordero-McDermitt Calcine Pile Site, McDermitt, Nevada

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the United States Department of the Interior (DOI), and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have entered into a proposed settlement with Barrick Gold, U.S., Inc. to clean up mercury contamination at the former Cordero and McDermitt mercury mine sites in Nevada. The settlement includes removal actions and cost payments to address the environmental damage.