94-8337. Zortman Mine Expansion Project, Phillips County, Montana; Supplement to the Notice of Intent

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[MT-060-03-4191-03]

 

Zortman Mine Expansion Project, Phillips County, Montana; 
Supplement to the Notice of Intent

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Supplement to the notice of intent to prepare an environmental 
impact statement (EIS) for the proposed Zortman Mine Expansion Project 
in Phillips County, Montana.

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SUMMARY: This notice supplements the ``Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Proposed Zortman Mine 
Expansion Project, Montana'' that the Bureau of Land Management 
published in the Federal Register, Volume 57, No. 230, page 56588, 
November 30, 1992.
    This supplement notes that the scope of the Zortman Mine Expansion 
EIS is expanded to also include long-term mining and reclamation 
practices for the Landusky Mine to correct existing problems identified 
with acid rock drainage. The Landusky Mine is located approximately two 
miles west of the Zortman Mine and is also operated by Zortman Mining, 
Inc. The Landusky Mine is located in southwestern Phillips County about 
50 miles south of Malta, Montana, near the southern boundary of the 
Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. Existing mine facilities include seven 
leach pads, four waste rock dumps, three open pit mining areas, a 
processing plant and associated infrastructure covering approximately 
815 acres. The resulting combined Zortman-Landusky EIS will provide a 
comprehensive impacts analysis for deciding on future mine expansion 
and reclamation requirements at both operations.

DATES: Comments on the change in scope for the Zortman Mine Expansion 
EIS will be most helpful if received by May 2, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Scott Haight, BLM Project Coordinator, 
Airport Road, P.O. Box 1160, Lewistown, Montana 59457-1160, (406) 538-
7461.
David L. Mari,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 94-8337 Filed 4-6-94; 8:45 am]
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