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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[NV-060-4191-03; N64-93-001P]

 

Notice of Availability of the Pipeline Project Mining Plan of 
Operations Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
for a mining Plan of Operations (POO) for the Cortez Gold Mines' 
Pipeline Project, Lander County, Nevada.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102 (2)(c) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, notice is given that the Bureau of Land Management 
(BLM) has prepared by a third party contractor, a DEIS on the Cortez 
Gold Mines' Pipeline Project in Lander County, Nevada, and has made 
copies available for public review.

DATES: Written comments on the DEIS must be postmarked by November 4, 
1994. Public hearings for oral and written testimony have been 
scheduled for September 28 and 29, 1994 in Reno and Elko, Nevada. Both 
meetings will be held from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Testimony concerning the 
issues will be accepted at these hearings.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the DEIS can be obtained from: District Manager, 
Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box 1420, Battle Mountain, NV 89820 
ATTN. Pipeline Team Leader. The DEIS is available for inspection at the 
following locations: BLM State Office in Reno; Lander, Elko and Eureka 
County Libraries; and the University of Nevada libraries in Reno and 
Las Vegas.
    The meeting in Reno will be held at the Airport Plaza Inn located 
at 1981 Terminal Way and the meeting in Elko will be held at the Elko 
County Library, 720 Court Street.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dave Davis, Pipeline EIS Team Leader, at the Battle Mountain address or 
telephoning (702) 635-4000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Cortez Gold Mines' Pipeline Project is 
proposed by Cortez Gold Mines, Inc. of Cortez, Lander County, Nevada. 
The proposal consists of: Developing of a new open pit mine with 
associated dewatering system and reinfiltration ponds, waste dumps, 
constructing a new combined heap leach/tailings impoundment facility, 
and constructing a new 5,000 ton-per-day ore processing facility 
complete with appurtenant facilities. The total number of acres that 
would be affected by the Pipeline Project is approximately 1,880 acres.
    The DEIS focuses on the environmental impacts projected to result 
from implementation of the proposed action and viable alternatives to 
the proposal. Specific subjects receiving emphasis in the DEIS are: (1) 
The proposed dewatering rate of up to 30,000 gallons per minute (GPM) 
and the associated affects related to the dewatering; (2) socioeconomic 
impacts to the regional infrastructure from the construction work force 
and increased permanent work force; (3) air quality issues; (4) and 
cumulative impacts resulting from the extensive mining in the area.
    A copy of the DEIS will be sent to all individuals, agencies and 
groups who have expressed interest in the Pipeline Project EIS process, 
and a limited number of copies are available upon request from the 
District Manager at the above address.

    Dated: August 29, 1994.
James D. Currivan,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 94-22031 Filed 9-6-94; 8:45 am]
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