EPA v. Gilt Edge Administrative Settlement Agreement For Reuse Assessment and Payment of Response Costs

Case summary

This Administrative Settlement Agreement for a Reuse Assessment and Payment of Response Costs by Prospective Lessee (Settlement) is entered into voluntarily by and between the United States on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the State of South Dakota (State), and the prospective Lessee, Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (and its wholly owned subsidiary Agnico Eagle (USA) Limited (collectively ?Lessee?). This Settlement provides for the performance of a reuse assessment by Lessee and the payment of certain response costs to be incurred by the United States and the State at or in connection with the Property as defined below, located 4.5 miles southeast of the town of Lead in the northern Black Hills in Lawrence County, South Dakota, included within the Gilt Edge Mine Superfund Site.

Defendants (2)

• Agnico Eagle (USA) Limited, LesseeNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, LesseeNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GILT EDGE MINE

  4 MILES SE OF LEAD, LEAD, SD, 57754

  Registry ID: 110009261878

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
• CERCLA 122H — Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Gilt Edge Administrative Settlement Agreement For Reuse Assessment and Payment of Response Costsentered 2023-01-26

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2023-01-26Final Order Issued
• 2023-07-06Enforcement Action Data Entered