Overview
- Atrum Coal agreed to drop its $142.8 million lawsuit and surrender its foothills coal leases under the settlement.
- Atrum will distribute net proceeds to shareholders after covering taxes, legal fees, director compensation and reclamation funds.
- Evolve Power has also settled its claim with Alberta but has not publicly disclosed the terms.
- Three other expropriation lawsuits by Cabin Ridge, Black Eagle and Northback remain active as part of a joint $16 billion damages pursuit.
- The Siksika Nation has launched a judicial review challenging the province’s consultation process on lifting the coal moratorium.