[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34858-34859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16882]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NV-020-1900-01]


Twin Creeks Mine Draft Environmental Impact Statement

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 Twin Creeks Mine Consolidation and 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 September 3, 1996.
    A public meeting to receive oral and written comments has been 
scheduled for the date and place listed below. The meeting will begin 
at 7:00 p.m., August 15, 1996, at the Winnemucca District Office, 
Winnemucca, 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, 5100 E. Winnemucca Boulevard, 
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; 
Humboldt County Library, Winnemucca, Nevada; Lander County Library, 
Battle Mountain, Nevada; and the University of Nevada Library in Reno, 
Nevada.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
analyzes the potential environmental impacts that could result from the 
consolidation and expansion of the current gold mining operation at the 
Twin Creeks Mine. Alternatives analyzed include the Proposed Action, No 
Action, the Partial Vista Pit Backfill Alternative, the Selective 
Handling of Overburden and Interburden Storage Area Alternatives. The 
project involves the consolidation of the Rabbit Creek and Chimney 
Creek Mines, expansion of the South Pit, overburden and interburden 
storage area, ore processing facilities, expanded dewatering system and 
water disposal facilities, and diversion of Rabbit Creek and 
tributaries.

    Dated June 21, 1996.
Ron Wenker,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-16882 Filed 7-2-96; 8:45 am]
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