Colorado mine owner seeks US compensation over 2015 spill
August 6, 2021
![](https://nclalegal.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1200px-Associated_Press_logo_2012.svg_-256x300.png)
The owner of an inactive southwestern Colorado mine that was the source of a disastrous 2015 spill that fouled rivers in three Western states has sued the U.S. government, seeking nearly $3.8 million in compensation for using his land in its cleanup.