99-4094. Imperial Gold Mine Project; National Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; Public Hearing

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 33 (Friday, February 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 8398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4094]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[CA-610-09-1220-00]


Imperial Gold Mine Project; National Advisory Council on Historic 
Preservation; Public Hearing

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, in accordance with Pub. Ls. 92-463 and 
94-579, that the National Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and 
the Bureau of Land Management will hold a formal public hearing to 
gather comments and hear concerns regarding the proposed Imperial Gold 
Mine Project from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday, 
March 11, 1999. The hearing will be held in the Convention Center at 
the Barbara Worth Resort, located at 2050 Country Club Drive in 
Holtville, California.
    All public comments will be recorded, and the transcript will 
become part of the record. Speaking time will be divided equally among 
those who register to make public comments.
    The proposed Imperial Project, an open pit, heap leach gold mine, 
would be located in eastern Imperial County, approximately 45 miles 
northeast of El Centro and 20 miles northwest of Yuma, Arizona. The 
proposed project area would encompass approximately 1,625 acres of 
public lands administered by the BLM, of which 1,392 acres would be 
disturbed.
    The proposed Imperial Project would be operated by the Glamis 
Imperial Corporation, formerly known as Chemgold Corporation. 
Approximately 150 million tons or ore and 300 million tons of waste 
rock would be mined from three open pits during the operation of the 
mine, which would conclude in the year 2018.
    The site for the proposed mining project is eligible for the 
National Register of Historic Places. Archaeological and cultural 
inventories indicate the site has scientifically important 
archaeological, cultural, and spiritual value. The proposed mine could 
adversely effect or part of the land.
    The Bureau of Land Management and the County of Imperial released a 
joint draft environmental impact statement/environmental impact report 
for the proposed project on December 8, 1997. Public comment on the 
draft ended April 13, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carole Levitzky at [phone] or 
Doran Sanchez at [phone], BLM California Desert District Public 
Affairs.

    Dated: February 12, 1999.
Carole Levitzky,
Assistant District Manager, External Affairs.
[FR Doc. 99-4094 Filed 2-18-99; 8:45 am]
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