Glamis Gold Ltd. v. United States of America.

Glamis Gold Ltd., a publicly-held Canadian corporation engaged in the mining of precious metals, has submitted a claim to arbitration under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules on behalf of its enterprises Glamis Gold, Inc. and Glamis Imperial Corporation for alleged injuries relating to a proposed gold mine in Imperial County, California. 

Glamis claims that certain federal government actions and California measures with respect to open-pit mining operations resulted in the expropriation of its investments in violation of Article 1110, and denied its investments the minimum standard of treatment under international law in violation of Article 1105.  The California measures include regulations requiring backfilling and grading for mining operations in the vicinity of Native American sacred sites.  Glamis claims damages of not less than $50 million.

The United States intends to defend this claim vigorously.

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--09/19/07  Transcript of the Hearing on the Merits - Day Nine  [ 211 Kb]
--08/18/07  Transcript of the Hearing on the Merits - Day Eight  [ 250 Kb]
--09/17/07  Transcript of the Hearing on the Merits - Day Seven  [ 205 Kb]
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--08/16/07  Transcript of the Hearing on the Merits - Day Five  [ 347 Kb]
--08/15/07  Transcript of the Hearing on the Merits - Day Four  [ 165 Kb]
--08/14/07  Transcript of the Hearing on the Merits - Day Three  [ 263 Kb]
--08/13/07  Transcript of the Hearing on the Merits - Day Two (Redacted)  [ 169 Kb]
--08/12/07  Transcript of the Hearing on the Merits - Day One (Redacted) [ 293 Kb]
--08/28/07  Procedural Order No.12 [ 334 Kb]
--07/09/07  Procedural Order No. 11 [ 37 Kb]
--03/15/07  U.S. Rejoinder [ 3067 Kb]
--02/22/07  Procedural Order No. 10 [ 235 Kb]
--12/15/06  Glamis Reply Memorial [ 3195 Kb]
--10/31/06  Procedural Order No. 9 [ 32 Kb]
--10/16/06  Submission of Non-Disputing Party Quechan Indian Nation [ 1324 Kb]
--10/16/06  Quechan Indian Nation Application for Leave to File a Non-Party Submission [ 140 Kb]
--10/16/06  Submission of Non-Disputing Parties Sierra Club and Earthworks [ 1774 Kb]
--10/16/06  Sierra Club and Earthworks Application for Leave to File a Non-Party Submission [ 510 Kb]
--10/13/06  Submission of Non-Disputing Party National Mining Association [ 1005 Kb]
--10/13/06  National Mining Association Application for Leave to File a Non-Party Submission [ 229 Kb]
--10/10/06  Tribunal Letter in Response to Extension Request for Non-Disputing Party Submissions [ 20 Kb]
--09/19/06  U.S. Counter-Memorial [ 2275 Kb]
--05/05/06  Glamis Memorial [ 2917 Kb]
--04/25/06  Tribunal Letter Granting Extension of Filing Deadlines [ 23 Kb]
--04/21/06  Decision on Requests for Production of Documents and Challenges to Assertions of Privilege [ 64 Kb]
--01/31/06  Procedural Order No. 8 [ 25 Kb]
--11/17/05  Decision on Parties' Requests for Production of Documents Withheld on Grounds of Privilege [ 50 Kb]
--11/10/05  Procedural Order No. 7 [ 80 Kb]
--10/15/05  Procedural Order No. 6 [ 81 Kb]
--09/30/05  Amicus Curiae Application of Friends of the Earth [ 40 Kb]
--09/30/05  Amicus Curiae Submission of Friends of the Earth [ 73 Kb]
--09/19/05  Procedural Order No. 5 [ 57 Kb]
--09/16/05  Decision on Application and Submission by Quechan Indian Nation [ 71 Kb]
--09/15/05  Glamis Response to Quechan Indian Nation Application [ 34 Kb]
--09/15/05  United States Submission Regarding Quechan Indian Nation Application [ 69 Kb]
--08/26/05  Procedural Order No. 4 [ 50 Kb]
--08/19/05  Quechan Indian Nation Application for Leave to File a Non-Party Submission [ 1868 Kb]
--07/20/05  Decision on Objections to Document Production [ 93 Kb]
--06/21/05  Procedural Order No. 3 [ 103 Kb]
--05/31/05  Procedural Order No. 2 [ 139 Kb]
--05/05/05  Glamis Rejoinder on Request for Bifurcation [ 45 Kb]
--04/29/05  U.S. Reply on Request for Bifurcation [ 164 Kb]
--04/21/05  Glamis Response to Request for Bifurcation [ 47 Kb]
--04/08/05  U.S. Request for Bifurcation [ 117 Kb]
--04/08/05  U.S. Statement of Defense [ 172 Kb]
--03/03/05  Procedural Order No. 1. [ 249 Kb]
--01/20/04  Agreement on Certain Procedural Matters [ 574 Kb]
--12/10/03  Glamis Notice of Arbitration [ 53 Kb]