[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 81 (Friday, April 26, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20821-20822]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-9872]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-010-1990-EX]


Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement; South Operations Area Project Amendment, Eureka Co., NV

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement;

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South Operations Area Project Amendment, Eureka Co., NV.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, notice is given that the Elko Field Office of the 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared, by third party 
contractor, a Final Environmental Impact Statement on Newmont Mining 
Corporation's South Operations Area Project Amendment, located in 
Eureka County, Nevada.

EFFECTIVE DATES: The Final Environmental Impact Statement will be 
distributed and made available to the public on April 26, 2002. The 
period of availability for public review for the Final Environmental 
Impact Statement ends May 28, 2002. 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, Elko Field Office, 3900 Idaho 
Street, Elko, Nevada 89801. The Final Environmental Impact Statement 
may also be downloaded from the Elko Field Office internet site at 
www.nv.blm.gov/elko.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roger D. Congdon, Project Manager, at 
the above Elko Field Office address or telephone (775) 753-0200.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A full text Final Environmental Impact 
Statement has been produced which presents in its entirety the analysis 
originally included in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (issued 
September 1, 2000). The Final Environmental Impact Statement analyzes 
the direct, indirect and cumulative impacts related to expansion of 
existing mine facilities (continued mining of the Gold Quarry Mine; 
expansion of the Gold Quarry North, Gold Quarry South, and James Creek 
waste rock disposal facilities; expansion of the South Area Leach 
facility; expansion of the Refractory Leach facility; and construction 
of ancillary facilities). On-going expansion and further development of 
this deposit includes continued dewatering of the Gold Quarry pit area 
for the life of the project.
    Alternatives analyzed include the Proposed Action, No Action, 
Proposed Action with backfill of the Mac pit, and Proposed Action with 
modified waste rock disposal facilities. The Bureau of Land 
Management's preferred alternative is the Proposed Action as described 
in the Final Environmental Impact Statement. The Final Environmental 
Impact Statement also includes changes and additions to the 1993 South 
Operations Area Project Mitigation Plan, and responses to comments 
received on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement during the public 
scoping period.

Robert V. Abbey,
State Director, Nevada.
[FR Doc. 02-9872 Filed 4-25-02; 8:45 am]
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