The federal government failed to show that a New Mexico federal court clearly has jurisdiction over Kinross Gold Corp. in their ongoing dispute over cleanup costs linked to the 2015 GoldKing Mine spill, a judge ruled.The U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico ruled in May that Kinross isn’t subject to personal jurisdiction in the state. However, it allowed the government to file a motion undera federal rule that provides for such jurisdiction if a defendant isn’t subject to jurisdiction in another court.The government argued that the New Mexico court could exercise personal jurisdiction over Kinross as a successor to Echo Bay Mines. When asked whether it’s subject to jurisdiction inanother state, Kinross answered in the negative, the government told the court.
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