95-30894. Notice of Availability of Jackpot Mine Project Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 26, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 66803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30894]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
(WY-030-06-1990-01)


Notice of Availability of Jackpot Mine Project Final 
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability 
of the Jackpot Mine Project Final Environmental Impact Statement which 
analyzes the environmental consequences of an underground uranium mine 
proposed for the southern side of Green Mountain, 14 miles southeast of 
Jeffrey City in Fremont County, Wyoming. The BLM preferred alternative 
for the FEIS is approval of the plan of operation for the underground 
mine, the proposed alternative, and disposal of mine waste rock at the 
Big Eagle Mine.

DATES: Comments on the FEIS should be postmarked no later than 30 days 
after the date that the Environmental Protection Agency publishes their 
Notice of Availability in the Federal Register. The EPA notice is 
expected to be published on December 22, 1995. All comments should be 
postmarked no later than January 22, 1996. All comments will be 
considered in the Record of Decision.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the FEIS should be sent to the Bureau of Land 
Management, Rawlins District Office, Attn: Larry Kmoch, P.O. Box 670, 
Rawlins, WY 82301.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed project is to explore for and 
develop uranium reserves present in the Battle Springs Formation at 
depths of approximately 2,500 to 3,500 feet below the surface of Green 
Mountain. Project-required lands encompass a maximum of 515 acres 
within portions of Townships 24 through 28 North, Ranges 91 through 93 
West. The proposed project entails the construction, operation, and 
reclamation of an underground uranium mine and associated facilities by 
the Green Mountain Mining Venture. A transportation corridor connecting 
the proposed mine with the Sweetwater Uranium Mill, approximately 27 
miles to the south, would involve the construction of a new 
transportation route. A combination of the upgrading of existing roads, 
in the proposed action, and construction of new haul road segments, 
were the preferred access/haul roads.

    Dated: December 12, 1995.
Alan R. Pierson,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 95-30894 Filed 12-22-95; 8:45 am]
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