[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 12807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4824]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-060-3809]


Notice of Availability; Draft Environmental Impact Statement; 
Phoenix Project; Proposed Expansion of Existing Gold, Silver, and 
Copper Mining/Processing Operations; Lander County, NV

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
    Cooperating Agencies: Nevada Division of Wildlife.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Phoenix Project, Lander County, Nevada.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 and 40 Code of Federal Regulations parts 1500-1508 
Council on Environmental Quality Regulations, notice is hereby given of 
the availability for comment of the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement, prepared by the Battle Mountain BLM, which analyzes the 
environmental effects of the Proposed Action and the No Action 
Alternatives.

DATES: Written comments must be post-marked or otherwise delivered by 
4:30 p.m. (Pacific time zone) on May 4, 2001. Comments may also be 
presented at public meetings to be held: April 4, 2001, (7-9 pm) BLM 
office, Battle Mountain, NV. A limited number of copies of the Draft 
EIS may be obtained at the Battle Mountain BLM Field Office.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Bureau of Land 
Management, Battle Mountain Field Office, 50 Bastian Road, Battle 
Mountain, Nevada 89820.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Jarnecke, Battle Mountain BLM at 
(775) 635-4144.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Battle Mountain Gold Company (BMG), a wholly 
owned subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation, proposes to expand its 
current operations near Battle Mountain, Nevada, to include mining and 
beneficiation of gold, silver, and copper ores. The proposed Phoenix 
Project would require up to an additional 4,295 acres of disturbance. 
BMG would develop the Phoenix and Reona pits and expand the Midas and 
Iron Canyon pits. Mining these ore deposits would be coupled with 
excavating and beneficiating low-grade gold ore stockpiles associated 
with the previous Tomboy, Northeast Extension, and Fortitude mining 
operations. Beneficiation operations would include heap leach facility 
expansion and new milling facilities. The projected mine life is up to 
28 years, followed by five years of reclamation.

    Dated: February 13, 2001.
Gerald M. Smith,
Field Manager, Battle Mountain Field Office.
[FR Doc. 01-4824 Filed 2-27-01; 8:45 am]
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