[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 7477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2964]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NV-020-1990-01]
Trenton Canyon Mine Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement and the initiation of a 60-day comment period.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102 (2) (c) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, notice is given that the Winnemucca Field Office of
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared, by third party
contractor, a Draft Environmental Impact Statement on Newmont Gold
Company's Trenton Canyon Project. This document became available
February 13, 1998, and public comment will be accepted for a 60 day
period beginning then.
DATES AND ADDRESSES: Written comments on the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement must be received by the close of business April 14, 1998, to
ensure consideration. Public meetings to receive oral and written
comments have been scheduled for the following dates, times, and
places: March 19, 1998 at 7 p.m. at the Winnemucca Field Office, 5100
East Winnemucca Boulevard, Winnemucca, Nevada; March 18, 1998 at 7 p.m.
at the Battle Mountain Field Office, 50 Bastian Road, Battle Mountain,
Nevada.
A copy of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement can be obtained
from: Bureau of Land Management, Winnemucca Field Office, ATTN: Rod
Herrick, Project Coordinator, 5100 E. Winnemucca Boulevard, Winnemucca,
Nevada 89445.
The Draft Environmental Impact Statement is also available for
inspection at the following additional locations: Bureau of Land
Management, Nevada State Office, 850 Harvard Way, Reno, Nevada;
Humboldt County Library, Winnemucca, Nevada; Pershing County Library,
Lovelock, Nevada; Lander County Library, Battle Mountain, Nevada; and
the University of Nevada Library in Reno, Nevada.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rod Herrick, Project Coordinator at
the above Winnemucca Field Office address or telephone (702) 623-1500.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft Environmental Impact Statement
analyzes the potential environmental impacts that could result from the
implementation of the proposed mine expansion. Alternatives analyzed
are partial pit backfilling, reconfiguration of waste rock disposal
areas, and the no action alternative.
The mine is located on public and private lands south of Interstate
Highway 80, approximately 35 miles southeast of Winnemucca, Nevada and
18 miles northwest of Battle Mountain, Nevada. Approximately 1,480
acres would be disturbed by the proposed mine expansion, of which 633
are public and 847 private. The proposed project would include
expansion of the existing open pits and waste rock storage areas;
development of new open pits and waste rock storage areas; development
of one or two new heap leach facilities, haul roads, solution ponds,
diversion channels, growth media stockpiles, exploration roads and
drill sites, and other ancillary facilities; and realignment of the
primary access road . Approval would extend the life of the mine to
2005 plus 3 years reclamation.
Dated: January 24, 1997.
Ron Wenker,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 98-2964 Filed 2-12-98; 8:45 am]
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