Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Hycroft Mine Expansion, Humboldt and Pershing Counties, NV, 4360-4361 [2012-1458]
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2519.
Agency Contact: Steven Textoris,
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Dated: January 19, 2012.
Tommy P. Beaudreau,
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Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, (NEPA) and the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Winnemucca
District, Black Rock Field Office,
Winnemucca, Nevada has prepared a
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the Hycroft Mine Expansion
and by this notice is announcing the
opening of the comment period.
DATES: To ensure comments will be
considered, the BLM must receive
written comments on the Hycroft Mine
Expansion Draft EIS within 45 days
following the date the Environmental
Protection Agency publishes its Notice
of Availability in the Federal Register.
SUMMARY:
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ACTION: Notice of Availability of the
Proposed Notice of Sale for Proposed
Sale 216/222.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY:
Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Hycroft Mine Expansion, Humboldt
and Pershing Counties, NV
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The BLM will announce future meetings
or hearings and any other public
involvement activities at least 15 days
in advance through public notices,
media releases, and/or mailings.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
related to the Hycroft Mine Expansion
Draft EIS by any of the following
methods:
• Web site: www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/
wfo/blm_information/nepa0.html.
• Email: wfoweb_comments@blm.gov.
• Fax: (775) 623–1503.
• Mail: Bureau of Land Management,
Winnemucca District Office, 5100 E.
Winnemucca Boulevard, Winnemucca,
Nevada 89445, Attn. Kathleen Rehberg.
Copies of the Hycroft Mine Expansion
Draft EIS are available in the
Winnemucca District Office at the above
address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathleen Rehberg, Project Lead,
telephone (775) 623–1500; address 5100
E. Winnemucca Boulevard,
Winnemucca, Nevada 89445; email:
wfoweb@blm.gov. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–(800) 877–
8339 to contact the above individual
during normal business hours. The FIRS
is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week, to leave a message or question
with the above individual. You will
receive a reply during normal business
hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Hycroft
Resources Development Inc., (HRDI)
proposes to expand mining activities at
the existing Hycroft Mine on BLMmanaged public land and on private
land in Humboldt and Pershing
counties, approximately 55 miles west
of Winnemucca, Nevada, on the west
flank of the Kamma Mountains. HRDI
submitted an amended Plan of
Operations to the BLM for approval,
which proposes to expand the existing
project boundary of 8,858 acres an
additional 5,895 acres for a total project
area of approximately 14,753 acres of
public and private land. The Hycroft
Mine currently employs approximately
205 workers. The proposed expansion
would increase the mine life by
approximately 12 years and increase
employment to approximately 537 mine
personnel.
The Draft EIS analyzes the potential
environmental impacts associated with
the proposed expansion, which includes
2,173 acres of new surface disturbance.
An updated inventory of wilderness
characteristics was used for the analysis
of potential impacts associated with this
project. The existing open pit operation
and associated disturbance would be
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increased from 1,371 acres of public
land to 3,428 acres of public land.
Disturbance on private land controlled
by HRDI would be increased from 1,692
acres to 1,807 acres. The additional
acreage in the project boundary would
be used for exploration.
The Draft EIS analyzes two
alternatives; the Proposed Action and
the No Action Alternative.
The Proposed Action, if selected by
the BLM, would include: Expansion of
the plan boundary and use of the entire
project area for exploration;
incorporation of five rights-of-way;
expand four existing open pits; the
backfilling of all or portions of three
open pits; build a dispatch center and
expand maintenance facilities;
expansion of haul and secondary roads,
waste rock facilities, and heap leach
facilities; expansion of existing and
construction of two ready line and
heavy equipment fueling areas;
expansion of existing waste rock
facilities; the operation a portable
crusher with conveyors at the south
heap leach facility; construct, operate,
and then close the south heap leach
facility, Merrill-Crowe process plant,
and solution ponds; relocation of a
segment of the Seven Troughs Road to
bypass the south heap leach facility;
expansion of the existing refinery and
the Brimstone Merrill-Crowe plant;
construct storm water diversions, install
culverts, and other storm water controls;
close the existing Class III landfill and
construct a new Class III landfill; the
drilling of one potable-water well and
one process-water well; the relocation of
the existing Brimstone substation,
upgrade the existing Crofoot substation,
and extension of power lines to new
process areas; construction of growth
media stockpiles; and reclaimation of
the project consistent with the proposed
reclamation plan.
Under the No-Action Alternative the
BLM would not approve the proposed
plan of operations and there would be
no expansion. HRDI would continue
mining activities under the previously
approved plans of operation.
Three other alternatives were
considered, then eliminated: Daylight
Hours Operation, Modified Exploration
Activities, and Different Waste Rock
Dump and Heap Leach Pad
Configurations.
A Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS
for the Proposed Hycroft Mine
Expansion was published in the Federal
Register on April 1, 2011 (76 FR 18243).
Ten comments were received during a
90-day scoping period. The comments
stated concerns about lighting impacts
to night skies and the economic benefits
including jobs. The proponent prepared
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a lighting plan designed to lessen the
impacts of light outside the project area
by using directional lighting, and
lowering or moving light sources. Other
issues raised during initial internal and
external scoping were possible impacts
from acid mine drainage and the
proximity of the mine to the Black Rock
Desert-High Rock Canyon-Emigrant
Trails National Conservation Area
(NCA). A Waste Rock Characterization
Report has been completed for the
various types of rock to be mined, and
the specific measures that would be
taken to prevent acid rock drainage will
be outlined in the Draft EIS. While
outside of the NCA, the project is within
visual range of the NCA. Mitigating the
visual issue is the fact that the mine has
been in existence since 1987 and the
NCA was designated in 1990.
Please note that public comments and
information submitted including names,
street addresses, and email addresses of
persons who submit comments will be
available for public review and
disclosure at the above address during
regular business hours (7:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m.), Monday through Friday, except
holidays.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6 and 1506.10.
Gene Seidlitz,
District Manager.
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Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey;
Montana
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of filing of plats of
survey.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) will file the plat of
survey of the lands described below in
the BLM Montana State Office, Billings,
Montana, on February 27, 2012.
SUMMARY:
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Protests of the survey must be
filed before February 27, 2012 to be
considered.
DATES:
Protests of the survey
should be sent to the Branch of
Cadastral Survey, Bureau of Land
Management, 5001 Southgate Drive,
Billings, Montana 59101–4669.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marvin Montoya, Cadastral Surveyor,
Branch of Cadastral Survey, Bureau of
Land Management, 5001 Southgate
Drive, Billings, Montana 59101–4669,
telephone (406) 896–5124 or (406) 896–
5009, Marvin_Montoya@blm.gov.
Persons who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1–(800) 877–8339 to contact
the above individual during normal
business hours. The FIRS is available 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a
message or question with the above
individual. You will receive a reply
during normal business hours.
This
survey was executed at the request of
the Regional Land Surveyor, Region 6,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and was
necessary to determine the Lee Metcalf
National Wildlife Refuge lands.
The lands we surveyed are:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Principal Meridian, Montana
T. 9 N., R. 20 W.
The plat, in six sheets, representing the
dependent resurvey of a portion of the north
boundary and a portion of the subdivisional
lines, the subdivision of sections 2, 3, 10, 11,
14, and 15, and the survey of portions of the
easterly and westerly rights-of-way of the
Montana Rail Link Railroad, through sections
2, 11, and 14 and certain parcels in
Township 9 North, Range 20 West, Principal
Meridian, Montana, was accepted December
21, 2011.
We will place a copy of the plat, in
six sheets, and related field notes we
described in the open files. They will be
available to the public as a matter of
information. If the BLM receives a
protest against this survey, as shown on
this plat, in six sheets, prior to the date
of the official filing, we will stay the
filing pending our consideration of the
protest. We will not officially file this
plat, in six sheets, until the day after we
have accepted or dismissed all protests
and they have become final, including
decisions or appeals.
Authority: 43 U.S.C. Chap. 3.
James D. Claflin,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Division of
Resources.
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Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Hycroft Mine Expansion, Humboldt and Pershing
Counties, NV
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, (NEPA) and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Winnemucca
District, Black Rock Field Office, Winnemucca, Nevada has prepared a
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Hycroft Mine
Expansion and by this notice is announcing the opening of the comment
period.
DATES: To ensure comments will be considered, the BLM must receive
written comments on the Hycroft Mine Expansion Draft EIS within 45 days
following the date the Environmental Protection Agency publishes its
Notice of Availability in the Federal Register. The BLM will announce
future meetings or hearings and any other public involvement activities
at least 15 days in advance through public notices, media releases,
and/or mailings.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments related to the Hycroft Mine
Expansion Draft EIS by any of the following methods:
Web site: www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/wfo/blm_information/nepa0.html.
Email: wfoweb_comments@blm.gov.
Fax: (775) 623-1503.
Mail: Bureau of Land Management, Winnemucca District
Office, 5100 E. Winnemucca Boulevard, Winnemucca, Nevada 89445, Attn.
Kathleen Rehberg.
Copies of the Hycroft Mine Expansion Draft EIS are available in the
Winnemucca District Office at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Rehberg, Project Lead,
telephone (775) 623-1500; address 5100 E. Winnemucca Boulevard,
Winnemucca, Nevada 89445; email: wfoweb@blm.gov. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-(800) 877-8339 to contact the
above individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the
above individual. You will receive a reply during normal business
hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Hycroft Resources Development Inc., (HRDI)
proposes to expand mining activities at the existing Hycroft Mine on
BLM-managed public land and on private land in Humboldt and Pershing
counties, approximately 55 miles west of Winnemucca, Nevada, on the
west flank of the Kamma Mountains. HRDI submitted an amended Plan of
Operations to the BLM for approval, which proposes to expand the
existing project boundary of 8,858 acres an additional 5,895 acres for
a total project area of approximately 14,753 acres of public and
private land. The Hycroft Mine currently employs approximately 205
workers. The proposed expansion would increase the mine life by
approximately 12 years and increase employment to approximately 537
mine personnel.
The Draft EIS analyzes the potential environmental impacts
associated with the proposed expansion, which includes 2,173 acres of
new surface disturbance. An updated inventory of wilderness
characteristics was used for the analysis of potential impacts
associated with this project. The existing open pit operation and
associated disturbance would be
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increased from 1,371 acres of public land to 3,428 acres of public
land. Disturbance on private land controlled by HRDI would be increased
from 1,692 acres to 1,807 acres. The additional acreage in the project
boundary would be used for exploration.
The Draft EIS analyzes two alternatives; the Proposed Action and
the No Action Alternative.
The Proposed Action, if selected by the BLM, would include:
Expansion of the plan boundary and use of the entire project area for
exploration; incorporation of five rights-of-way; expand four existing
open pits; the backfilling of all or portions of three open pits; build
a dispatch center and expand maintenance facilities; expansion of haul
and secondary roads, waste rock facilities, and heap leach facilities;
expansion of existing and construction of two ready line and heavy
equipment fueling areas; expansion of existing waste rock facilities;
the operation a portable crusher with conveyors at the south heap leach
facility; construct, operate, and then close the south heap leach
facility, Merrill-Crowe process plant, and solution ponds; relocation
of a segment of the Seven Troughs Road to bypass the south heap leach
facility; expansion of the existing refinery and the Brimstone Merrill-
Crowe plant; construct storm water diversions, install culverts, and
other storm water controls; close the existing Class III landfill and
construct a new Class III landfill; the drilling of one potable-water
well and one process-water well; the relocation of the existing
Brimstone substation, upgrade the existing Crofoot substation, and
extension of power lines to new process areas; construction of growth
media stockpiles; and reclaimation of the project consistent with the
proposed reclamation plan.
Under the No-Action Alternative the BLM would not approve the
proposed plan of operations and there would be no expansion. HRDI would
continue mining activities under the previously approved plans of
operation.
Three other alternatives were considered, then eliminated: Daylight
Hours Operation, Modified Exploration Activities, and Different Waste
Rock Dump and Heap Leach Pad Configurations.
A Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS for the Proposed Hycroft Mine
Expansion was published in the Federal Register on April 1, 2011 (76 FR
18243). Ten comments were received during a 90-day scoping period. The
comments stated concerns about lighting impacts to night skies and the
economic benefits including jobs. The proponent prepared a lighting
plan designed to lessen the impacts of light outside the project area
by using directional lighting, and lowering or moving light sources.
Other issues raised during initial internal and external scoping were
possible impacts from acid mine drainage and the proximity of the mine
to the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon-Emigrant Trails National
Conservation Area (NCA). A Waste Rock Characterization Report has been
completed for the various types of rock to be mined, and the specific
measures that would be taken to prevent acid rock drainage will be
outlined in the Draft EIS. While outside of the NCA, the project is
within visual range of the NCA. Mitigating the visual issue is the fact
that the mine has been in existence since 1987 and the NCA was
designated in 1990.
Please note that public comments and information submitted
including names, street addresses, and email addresses of persons who
submit comments will be available for public review and disclosure at
the above address during regular business hours (7:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m.), Monday through Friday, except holidays.
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6 and 1506.10.
Gene Seidlitz,
District Manager.
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