[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 67848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32571]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NV-020-1990-01]


Final Environmental Impact Statement, Notice of Availability

ACTION: Notice of availability, final environmental impact statement 
for the Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corporation's Twin Creeks Mine Expansion 
Project.

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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, and made available for a 30-day public review, the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement for Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corporation's 
Twin Creeks Mine Expansion Project, located in Humboldt County, Nevada.

DATES: The Final Environmental Impact Statement will be distributed and 
made available to the public on December 20, 1996. The period of 
availability for public review for the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement ends on January 21, 1997. At that time a Record of Decision 
will be issued regarding the Proposed Action.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the Final Environmental Impact Statement can be 
obtained from: Bureau of Land Management, Winnemucca District Office, 
5100 East Winnemucca Boulevard, Winnemucca, Nevada 89445. The Final 
Environmental Impact Statement is available for inspection at the 
following locations: Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office 
(Reno); Lander and Humboldt County Libraries; and the University of 
Nevada library in Reno, Nevada.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final Environmental Impact Statement has 
been reproduced in its entirety and contains the original analysis 
presented in the Draft EIS (issued July 5, 1996), with all text changes 
highlighted. In addition, the Final EIS also includes an evaluation of 
two additional alternatives, the West Side alternative (overburden/
interburden reconfiguration) and the East Side alternative (stormwater 
control), that were not analyzed in the Draft EIS. Also included in the 
Final EIS are responses to comments received by BLM during the public 
comment period on the Draft EIS. The EIS analyzes the direct, indirect 
and cumulative impacts associated with continued mining and expansion 
of the South pit, ore processing facilities, overburden and interburden 
storage areas, expanded dewatering system and water disposal 
facilities, diversion of Rabbit Creek and tributaries, and ancillary 
facilities.

    Dated: December 16, 1996.
Ron Wenker,
Winnemucca District Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-32571 Filed 12-23-96; 8:45 am]
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