[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 239 (Friday, December 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65441-65442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32254]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[NM-030-1990-00]


Record of Decision, Phelps Dodge Little Rock Mine Project, 
Environmental Impact Statement, Grant County, New Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The BLM Las Cruces District Office has prepared a Record of 
Decision (ROD) for the Phelps Dodge Little Rock Mine Project 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The ROD was signed by the 
District Manager approving the proposed mine project and incorporating 
environmental protection measures in the EIS.
    The EIS analyzed the impacts of the re-establishment of the Little 
Rock Mine. The Little Rock Mine is an open-pit copper mine located 
approximately 7 miles south of Silver City, New Mexico. The Proposed 
Action includes the construction, operation, and reclamation of the 
proposed mine pit, including the diversion of stream water in 
California Gulch, and the creation of a pit lake after mining 
operations have ceased. Approximately 100 million tons of leachable ore 
could be removed from the proposed pit. Up to 160,000 tons of ore per 
day would be mined and processed over a 2- to 4-year period.
    The proposed project will also require the construction of a haul 
road that will allow transportation of ore from the mine site to the 
processing facilities located at the Tyrone Mine facility. Overburden 
or other inert, nonmineralized materials will be stockpiled for 
potential use in reclamation. Project construction will employ the 
existing workforce at Tyrone.

ADDRESSES: Linda S. C. Rundell, District Manager, BLM, Las Cruces 
District

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Office, 1800 Marquess, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 88005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Juan S. Padilla, Team Coordinator at 
(505) 525-4376.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Parties adversely affected by the ROD have 
30 days from the date of publication of this notice to file a Notice of 
Appeal (43 CFR part 4) in the office which issued this decision. The 
Notice of Appeal should be addressed to the BLM Las Cruces District 
Manager (see ADDRESSES section above). A petition for a stay of the 
decision must be filed in accordance with the above cited regulations.
    Copies of the ROD can be obtained from the Las Cruces District 
Office at 1800 Marquess, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88005, and the BLM New 
Mexico State Office, 1474 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505, or by 
calling (505) 525-4376 , and requesting a copy of the document. 
Additionally, a copy of the ROD will be mailed to individuals, 
agencies, or companies on the mailing list. Reading copies are 
available at public and university libraries in Las Cruces, Silver 
City, Deming, Lordsburg, Socorro, and Santa Fe, New Mexico.

    Dated: December 4, 1997.
Linda S.C. Rundell,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 97-32254 Filed 12-11-97; 8:45 am]
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