# LANDUSKY MINE
> **Judicial** · FY1995 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `50167`
- **Case Number:** 08-1995-0015
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $1.50M
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- PEGASUS GOLD CORP. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

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.

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