A REFERRAL TO DOJ WAS MADE ON 12/28/94 AGAINST PEGASUS GOLD CORP. AND ZORTMAN MINING INC. THE VIOLATIONS INCLUDE THE DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS INTO WATERS OF THE U.S. WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION THROUGH A NPDES PERMIT. THIS COULD BE A NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT CASE BECAUSE THE STATE OF MONTANA FILED AN ACTION IN STATE COURT AGAINST THE SAME DEFENDANTS FOR THE SAME VIOLATIONS THAT ARE IN THIS COMPLAINT. THIS CASE IS RELATED TO ANOTHER CASE AGAINST PEGASUS IN- VOLVING THE ZORTMAN MINE. THE TWO MINES ARE ADJACENT, AND PART OF A SINGLE MINING COMPLEX. THE CASES ARE PROCEEDING CONCURRENTLY.