Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease, 72309-72310 [E5-6766]
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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 231 / Friday, December 2, 2005 / Notices
Management, Battle Mountain Field
Office, 50 Bastian Road, Battle
Mountain, Nevada 89820, ATTN: Chris
Worthington. Written comments may
also be faxed to Chris Worthington at
(775) 635–4034. Documents pertinent to
this proposal as well as comments,
including names and street addresses of
respondents, may be examined at the
Battle Mountain Field Office during
regular business hours (7:30 a.m.–4:30
p.m. Monday through Friday, except
holidays). Comments may be published
as part of the EIS.
Individual respondents may request
confidentiality. If you wish to withhold
your name or street address from public
review or from disclosure under the
Freedom of Information Act, you must
state this prominently at the beginning
of your written comment. Such requests
will be honored to the extent allowed by
law. All submissions from organizations
and businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, will be
available for public inspection in their
entirety.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chris Worthington, Planning and
Environmental Coordinator, Battle
Mountain Field Office, 50 Bastian Road,
Battle Mountain, Nevada 89820 (775)
635–4144.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Cortez
Gold Mines (CGM), on behalf of the
Cortez Joint Venture, proposes to
expand its Pipeline/South Pipeline
Project, an existing open-pit gold
mining and processing operation. The
Pipeline/South Pipeline Project is
located in north-central Nevada
approximately 31 miles south of
Beowawe in Lander County.
The proposed Cortez Hills Expansion
Project (Project) is located within
Township 27 North (T27N), Range 47
East (R47E); T27N, R46E; T26N, R47E;
T26N, R48E; T28N, R46E; and T28N,
R47E in Lander and Eureka counties.
The currently authorized disturbance
area associated with the Pipeline/South
Pipeline Project is 9,103 acres.
Approximately 6,139 additional acres of
disturbance would occur as a result of
the proposed mine expansion, most of
which would occur on federal land
administered by the Bureau of Land
Management Battle Mountain Field
Office.
The project would involve the
construction and development of the
following primary components in the
Cortez Hills and Cortez Mine area: New
open pit for development of the Cortez
Hills and Pediment ore zones with an
in-pit groundwater dewatering system;
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expansion of existing Cortez Mine open
pits; two new heap leach facilities with
associated solution ponds and two
carbon-in-column facilities; new ore,
subgrade ore, and growth media
stockpiles; two new waste rock disposal
facilities; expansion of the existing
waste rock disposal facility at the Cortez
Mine; new ancillary facilities
(maintenance shop, administrative
facilities, and fuel and lubricant storage
facilities); new primary crusher, stock
pile area, and 12-mile conveyor system;
expansion of the existing tailings facility
at the Cortez Mill; new water supply
well(s) and associated power line and
pipeline; potential new cross-valley
water pipelines; Horse Canyon haul
road modifications; relocation of
existing county road and relocation of
existing 69–kV transmission line
segments in the project area; installation
of a new 120–kV transmission line and
substation; new borrow area; and
construction of a new land fill and
reactivation of the existing landfill near
the Cortez Mill.
The project also would involve the
construction or modification of the
following primary components in the
Pipeline/South Pipeline and Gold Acres
areas:
Expansion of the existing Pipeline
waste rock disposal facility, relocation
of the existing county road around the
waste rock disposal facility expansion
area, expansion of the existing Pipeline/
South Pipeline open pit, and an increase
in the Pipeline Mill processing capacity
from the currently permitted 13,500
tons per day (tpd) to an average of
15,000 tpd.
CGM proposes to mine the ore body
in the Cortez Hills Expansion area
concurrently with their existing
Pipeline/South Pipeline ore bodies.
Although a portion of the ore from the
Cortez Hills Expansion area may be
processed at the existing Cortez and/or
Pipeline mills, the primary method of
processing would be heap leaching at
the Cortez Hills site. Construction and
operation of the Cortez Hills Expansion
Project is anticipated to be initiated in
2007. The life of the mine would
include approximately 10 years of active
mining and an additional 3 years for ongoing ore processing. Concurrent
reclamation would be conducted during
this period as areas become available.
Site closure and final reclamation
would continue for a few additional
years.
Potential significant direct, indirect,
residual, and cumulative impacts from
the proposed action will be analyzed in
the EIS. Significant issues to be
addressed in the EIS include dewatering
activities, cultural and native American
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issues, and visual impacts. Additional
issues to be addressed may arise during
the scoping process. Federal, state, and
local agencies, and other individuals or
organizations that may be interested in
or affected by the BLM’s decision on
this Plan of Operations amendment are
invited to participate in the scoping
process.
Dated: October 26, 2005.
Gerald M. Smith,
Field Manager, Battle Mountain Field Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CO–922–06–1310–FI; COC62571]
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of
Terminated Oil and Gas Lease
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
Notice of Proposed
Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and
Gas Lease.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 30
U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR
3108.2–3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) received a
petition for reinstatement of oil and gas
lease COC62571 from Red Willow
Production Company for lands in
Jackson County, Colorado. The petition
was filed on time and was accompanied
by all the rentals due since the date the
lease terminated under the law.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management, Milada
Krasilinec, Land Law Examiner, Branch
of Fluid Minerals Adjudication, at
303.239.3767.
The lessee
has agreed to the amended lease terms
for rentals and royalties at rates of $5.00
per acre or fraction thereof, per year and
162⁄3 percent, respectively. The lessee
has paid the required $500
administrative fee and $155 to
reimburse the Department for the cost of
this Federal Register notice. The lessee
has met all the requirements for
reinstatement of the lease as set out in
section 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral
Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C.
188), and the Bureau of Land
Management is proposing to reinstate
lease COC62571 effective April 1, 2005,
under the original terms and conditions
of the lease and the increased rental and
royalty rates cited above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Dated: November 16, 2005.
Milada Krasilinec,
Land Law Examiner.
[FR Doc. E5–6766 Filed 12–1–05; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NV–923–1310–FI; NVN–61536; 6–08808]
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Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of
Terminated Oil and Gas Lease; Nevada
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management
[CO–922–06–1310–FI; COC62570]
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of
Terminated Oil and Gas Lease
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
Notice of proposed
reinstatement of terminated oil and gas
lease.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 30
U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR
3108.2–3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) received a
petition for reinstatement of oil and gas
lease COC62570 from Red Willow
Production Company for lands in
Jackson County, Colorado. The petition
was filed on time and was accompanied
by all the rentals due since the date the
lease terminated under the law.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management, Milada
Krasilinec, Land Law Examiner, Branch
of Fluid Minerals Adjudication, at
303.239.3767.
The lessee
has agreed to the amended lease terms
for rentals and royalties at rates of
$10.00 per acre or fraction thereof, per
year and 162⁄3 percent, respectively. The
lessee has paid the required $500
administrative fee and $155 to
reimburse the Department for the cost of
this Federal Register notice. The lessee
has met all the requirements for
reinstatement of the lease as set out in
Section 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral
Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C.
188), and the Bureau of Land
Management is proposing to reinstate
lease COC62570 effective April 1, 2005,
under the original terms and conditions
of the lease and the increased rental and
royalty rates cited above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: November 16, 2005.
Milada Krasilinec,
Land Law Examiner.
[FR Doc. E5–6778 Filed 12–1–05; 8:45 am]
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Pursuant to the provisions of 30
U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR
3108.2–3(a) and (b)(1), a petition for
reinstatement of oil and gas lease NVN–
61536 for lands in Nye County, Nevada,
was timely filed and was accompanied
by all the required rentals accruing from
April 1, 2005, the date of termination.
No valid lease has been issued
affecting the lands. The lessee, Deerfield
Production Corporation, has agreed to
new lease terms for rentals and royalties
at rates of $10.00 per acre or fraction
thereof and 162⁄3 percent, respectively.
Deerfield Production Corporation has
paid the required $500 administrative
fee and has reimbursed the Bureau of
Land Management for the cost of this
Federal Register notice. Deerfield
Production Corporation has met all the
requirements for reinstatement of the
lease as set out in Sections 31(d) and (e)
of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30
U.S.C. 188), and the Bureau of Land
Management is proposing to reinstate
the lease effective April 1, 2005, subject
to the original terms and conditions of
the lease and the increased rental and
royalty rates cited above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elaine Lewis, BLM Nevada State Office,
775–861–6537.
Del Fortner,
Deputy State Director, Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. E5–6767 Filed 12–1–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NV–923–1310-FI; NVN–61503; 6–08808]
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of
Terminated Oil and Gas Lease; Nevada
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the provisions of 30
U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR
3108.2–3(a) and (b)(1), a petition for
reinstatement of oil and gas lease NVN–
61503 for lands in Eureka County,
Nevada, was timely filed and was
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accompanied by all the required rentals
accruing from April 1, 2005, the date of
termination.
No valid lease has been issued
affecting the lands. The lessee, Deerfield
Production Corporation, has agreed to
new lease terms for rentals and royalties
at rates of $10.00 per acre or fraction
thereof and 162⁄3 percent, respectively.
Deerfield Production Corporation has
paid the required $500 administrative
fee and has reimbursed the Bureau of
Land Management for the cost of this
Federal Register notice. Deerfield
Production Corporation has met all the
requirements for reinstatement of the
lease as set out in sections 31(d) and (e)
of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30
U.S.C. 188), and the Bureau of Land
Management is proposing to reinstate
the lease effective April 1, 2005, subject
to the original terms and conditions of
the lease and the increased rental and
royalty rates cited above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elaine Lewis, BLM Nevada State Office,
775–861–6537.
Del Fortner,
Deputy State Director, Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. E5–6774 Filed 12–1–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY–920–1310–01; WYW144596]
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of
Terminated Oil and Gas Lease
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed
Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and
Gas Lease.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 30
U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR
3108.2–3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) received a
petition for reinstatement from Wold Oil
Properties, Inc. of competitive oil and
gas lease WYW144596 for lands in
Fremont County, Wyoming. The
petition was filed on time and was
accompanied by all the rentals due
since the date the lease terminated
under the law.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management, Pamela J.
Lewis, Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals
Adjudication, at (307) 775–6176.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
lessees have agreed to the amended
lease terms for rentals and royalties at
rates of $20.00 per acre or fraction
thereof, per year and 182⁄3 percent,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CO-922-06-1310-FI; COC62571]
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas
Lease.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 30 U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR
3108.2-3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a
petition for reinstatement of oil and gas lease COC62571 from Red
Willow Production Company for lands in Jackson County, Colorado. The
petition was filed on time and was accompanied by all the rentals due
since the date the lease terminated under the law.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bureau of Land Management, Milada
Krasilinec, Land Law Examiner, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication,
at 303.239.3767.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee has agreed to the amended lease
terms for rentals and royalties at rates of $5.00 per acre or fraction
thereof, per year and 16\2/3\ percent, respectively. The lessee has
paid the required $500 administrative fee and $155 to reimburse the
Department for the cost of this Federal Register notice. The lessee has
met all the requirements for reinstatement of the lease as set out in
section 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30
U.S.C. 188), and the Bureau of Land Management is proposing to
reinstate lease COC62571 effective April 1, 2005, under the original
terms and conditions of the lease and the increased rental and royalty
rates cited above.
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Dated: November 16, 2005.
Milada Krasilinec,
Land Law Examiner.
[FR Doc. E5-6766 Filed 12-1-05; 8:45 am]
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