USIBELLI COAL MINE v. STATE

No. S-6650.

921 P.2d 1134 (1996)

USIBELLI COAL MINE, INC., Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

August 16, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard M. Johannsen and James N. Leik, Perkins Coie, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Lawrence Z. Ostrovsky, Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Before COMPTON, C.J., RABINOWITZ, MATTHEWS and EASTAUGH, JJ., and CARPENETI, J. Pro Tem.


OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

We consider here whether Usibelli Coal Mine, Inc. (UCM) owes back royalties to the State of Alaska under three state coal leases for coal mined between 1989 and March 1993. The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) ruled administratively that it does. On appeal by UCM, the superior court affirmed. We affirm the superior court's decision....

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