[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 29 (Friday, February 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 7057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3270]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-020-1990-01]


Marigold 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 Field Office of 
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared, by third party 
contractor, a Draft Environmental Impact Statement on Glamis Marigold 
Mining Company's Marigold 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 April 10, 2000.
    Public meetings to receive oral and written comments have been 
scheduled for the dates and places listed below. Meetings will begin at 
7 p.m.
    March 8, 2000, Battle Mountain Field Office, 50 Bastian Road, 
Battle Mountain, Nevada.
    March 9, 2000 at the Winnemucca Field Office, 5100 E. Winnemucca 
Blvd., Winnemucca, Nevada.
    A copy of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement can be obtained 
from: Bureau of Land Management, Winnemucca Field Office, ATTN: Gerald 
Moritz, Project Manager, 5100 E. Winnemucca Blvd., Winnemucca, Nevada 
89445.
    The Draft Environmental Impact Statement is available for 
inspection at the following additional locations: Bureau of Land 
Management, Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., 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 Field Office address or telephone (702) 623-1500.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
analyzes the potential environmental impacts that could result from the 
continued mining and expansion of the Red Rock and Top Zone pits, 
mining of two new pits (5-North and 8-North), new heap leach facility, 
heap leach pad expansion, new waste rock dumps, waste rock dump 
expansion, tailing impoundment and/or new tailing impoundment, 
miscellaneous ancillary facilities and exploration disturbance. The 
document analyzes three alternatives: the Proposed Action, the No 
Action, and the 8-South Partial Pit Backfill.

    Dated: February 2, 2000.
Terry A. Reed,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 00-3270 Filed 2-10-00; 8:45 am]
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