94-11266. American Girl Project, Dro Cruz Operation, CA;

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[CA-060-04-7122-09-6514]

 

American Girl Project, Dro Cruz Operation, CA;

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Land Management 
(BLM) has prepared a draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Oro 
Cruz Operation of the American Girl Project, a proposed gold mining 
operation on public lands in Imperial County, California.

DATES: Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement must be 
postmarked no later than Tuesday, June 28, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to Bureau of Land 
Management, El Centro Resource Area, 1661 South Fourth Street, El 
Centro, California 92243, ATTN: Thomas Zale.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Zale, Multi-Resource Staff 
Chief, telephone [phone].

PUBLIC HEARINGS: No hearings are presently planned. However, should 
public demand warrant, a hearing would be held by the BLM.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed action is a surface and 
underground mining project on unpatented lode and placer claims on 
public lands in Imperial County, California. About 2.5 million tons of 
ore and 8.5 million tons of waste rock would be mined from two open 
pits, the Cross Pit and the Queen Pit, during an estimated two year 
period. The Queen Pit would be backfilled upon completion of mining. 
Underground mining would begin in the Cross Pit and be conducted 
concurrently with surface mining. One-half million tons of ore and 
65,000 tons of waste rock would be produced during a three year period. 
Ore produced by both surface and underground mining would be 
transported 2.5 miles by haul trucks to existing mill and heap leach 
facilities in American Girl Canyon via a proposed haul road. Waste rock 
would be disposed of in the Queen Pit, and on one large and three 
smaller waste rock dumps. Aggregate for use in stabilizing underground 
mine workings would be hauled from a quarry near the existing American 
Girl Canyon facilities to the Cross Pit along the same haul road. 
Surface disturbance resulting from the proposed action would total 191 
acres.

    Dated: April 4, 1994.
G. Ben Koski,
Area Manager.
[FR Doc. 94-11266 Filed 5-10-94; 8:45 am]
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