[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 13, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64069-64070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30394]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[NV-020-02-1990-01]


Winnemucca District, NM; Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corp. Lone Tree 
Mine Expansion Project

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.


.ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, notice is given that the Winnemucca District of the 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared, by third party 
contractor, a Draft Environmental Impact Statement on Santa Fe Pacific 
Gold Corporation's Lone Tree Mine Expansion Project. This document is 
available for public review for a 45 day period.

DATES AND ADDRESSES: Written comments on the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement must be postmarked by February 16, 1996.
    Public meetings to receive oral and written comments have been 
scheduled for the dates and places listed below. All meetings will 
begin at 7:00 p.m. each evening.
    * January 9, 1996--at the West Hall, Winnemucca Convention Center, 
Winnemucca, Nevada.
    * January 10, 1996--Airport Plaza Hotel, 1981 Terminal Way, Reno, 
Nevada.
    * A copy of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement can be 
obtained from: Bureau of Land Management, Winnemucca District Office, 
ATTN: Gerald Moritz, Project Manager, 705 E. 4th Street, Winnemucca, 
Nevada 89445.
    * The Draft Environmental Impact Statement is available for 
inspection at the following additional locations: Bureau of Land 
Management, Nevada State Office, 850 Harvard Way, Reno, Nevada 89520; 
Humboldt County Library, Winnemucca, Nevada; Lander County Library, 
Battle Mountain, Nevada; and the University of Nevada Library in Reno.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gerald Moritz, Project Manger at the above Winnemucca District Address 
or telephone (702) 623-1500.


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
analyzes the potential environmental impacts that could result from the 
expansion of the current gold mining operations at the Lone Tree Mine. 
Alternatives analyzed include the Proposed Action and No Action. The 
Lone Tree Expansion would consist of expansion of the existing pit, ore 
processing facilities, and overburden disposal areas from private land 
onto public lands.

    Dated: November 30, 1995.
Ann J. Morgan,
State Director, Nevada.
[FR Doc. 95-30394 Filed 12-12-95; 8:45 am]
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