[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 22, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 15122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6961]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service


Zaca Mine Project Toiyabe National Forest, Alpine County, 
California

AGENCY: Forest Service.

ACTION: Cancellation of notice of intent to prepare an environmental 
impact statement.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Agriculture, Forest Service and Alpine 
County Planning Department have cancelled preparation of an 
Environmental Impact Statement/Report (EIS/EIR) for the Zaca Mine 
Project following withdrawal of the proposal by Western States Minerals 
Corporation. Public comments regarding this project are no longer 
needed. The Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS was originally published 
on February 8, 1995 in the Federal Register, Volume 60, NO. 26, pages 
7518-7519.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions regarding this notice may be directed to Maureen Joplin, 
Project Team Leader, Toiyabe National Forest, 1200 Franklin Way, 
Sparks, NV, 89431; telephone: 702-355-5394.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Western States Minerals Corporation (WSM) 
has withdrawn its proposed Plan of Operations (POO) for an open pit/
cyanide heap leach gold/silver mine in Alpine County, California. The 
project would have been located approximately four miles southeast of 
Markleeville in sections 29, 30, 31 and 32, T1ON R21E, M.D.M. Total 
area of proposed disturbances was 228 acres. Forest Service and Alpine 
County were in the process of collecting comments from other agencies 
and the public when WSM withdrew its proposed plan. WSM offered the 
following statement: ``Western States Minerals Corporation has decided 
to discontinue permitting of its wholly owned Zaca Project at this 
time. This decision is based entirely upon economic reasons. The 
Company has other Projects that it will develop at this time, because 
they appear to be more economically viable in the present business 
climate. Western States Minerals Corporation fully intends to develop 
the Zaca Project at some future date.''

    Dated: March 10, 1995.
Gary Sayer,
Deputy Forest Supervisor, Toiyabe National Forest.
[FR Doc. 95-6961 Filed 3-21-95; 8:45 am]
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