N.M. Federal Judge Stays Gold Mine Litigation Between Navajo Nation And Contractor

(April 10, 2024, 12:31 PM EDT) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico federal judge stayed litigation between a government contractor and the Navajo Nation after the parties announced in a joint motion that they had reached a settlement in principle to resolve the tribe’s claims arising from the contractor’s alleged involvement in the Gold King Mine release, which contaminated large portions of tribal land....