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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[NV-040-4191-03, 46-92-0002; 4-00154]

 

Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Robinson Project

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act, notice is given that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 
has prepared, by a third party contractor, a Final Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) and Record of Decision (ROD) on the Robinson Mining 
Limited Partnership's Robinson Project in White Pine County, near Ely, 
Nevada.

ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land Management, HC 33, Box 33500, Ely, NV 89301.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Netcher, EIS Team Leader, at the 
above BLM Ely District Office address or telephone (702) 289-4865.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final EIS analyzes the potential 
environmental impacts that would result from the reintroduction of 
copper mining in the Robinson Mining District. The project would 
consist of construction and operation of new ore crushing facilities, 
copper and molybdenum concentrator, mill tailings disposal facility, 
gold and copper heap leach pads and ponds, and a solvent extraction/
electrowinning (SX/EW) plant. Alternatives analyzed were: (1) Proposed 
Action, (2) No Action, (3) Tailings and Waste Rock Disposal Methods, 
and (4) Reclamation Options.
    The FEIS and ROD have been mailed to all interested individuals, 
agencies, interested groups and organizations who have participated in 
or have shown an interest in this environmental process.
    Copies of the Final EIS and ROD can be obtained from the above BLM 
address.

    Dated: September 1, 1994.
Ronald B. Wenker,
Acting State Director, Nevada.
[FR Doc. 94-22227 Filed 9-8-94; 8:45 am]
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