Kinross Copper Corp. v. State

In this inverse condemnation case, plaintiff Kinross Copper Corporation seeks compensation for the value of its unpatented mining claims, which it contends has been reduced to zero as a result of the state’s denial of a permit to discharge wastewater that would result from plaintiff’s proposed mining operations. Plaintiff alleged a right to compensation under the takings clauses of both the federal and state constitutions. The trial court entered summary judgment in favor of the state on both claims. We affirm.

The parties stipulated to the relevant facts. In 1975, Amoco Minerals Company…