Chatham Rock rejects size of EPA's hearing costs, likely to seek judicial review

Chatham Rock rejects size of EPA's hearing costs, likely to seek judicial review
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth Dec. 3 (BusinessDesk) - Chatham Rock Phosphate, which was turned down for a consent for seabed mining, has rejected the size of the Environmental Protection Authority's bill over the marine consent hearing, and plans to file a judicial review of the agency's costs.  The EPA is seeking summary judgment against Chatham Rock for about $800,000 of unpaid costs, which the would-be miner plans to oppose, it said in a statement. Chatham Rock has paid $1.86 million of the $2.66 million invoiced by the EPA, and will probably go to t...