[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 62985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25661]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-930-1430-EU; N-66188]


Notice of Realty Action: Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Direct sale of Public Lands in Eureka County, Nevada.

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SUMMARY: The following described lands near the town of Eureka, Eureka 
County, Nevada, have been examined and found suitable for disposal by 
direct sale, at the appraised fair market value, to Homestake Mining 
Company of Eureka, Nevada. Authority for the sale is in Sections 203 
and 209 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of October 
21,1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701,1713, 1719).

Mount Diablo Principal Meridian, Nevada

T. 19 N., R. 53 E.,
    Sec. 03, Lots 1-4, S\1/2\S\1/2\
    Sec. 04, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\
    Sec. 09, E\1/2\E\1/2\, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, NE\1/
4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\
    Sec. 10, Lots 1-4, N\1/2\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\, NW\1/
4\SE\1/4\
    Sec. 11, W\1/2\SW\1/4\
    Sec. 14, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\
    Sec. 15, Lots 1-6
    Sec. 16, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\

    Totaling 1644.94 acres.

    The above-described lands are hereby classified for disposal in 
accordance with section 7 of the Taylor Grazing Act, 43 U.S.C. 315f, 
Act of June 28, 1934, as amended and Executive Order 6910.

DATES: Comments must be submitted within 45 days of the date this 
Notice is published in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain Field Office, 50 
Bastian Road, Battle Mountain, Nevada 89820.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chuck Lahr, Realty Specialist, at the 
above address or at (775) 635-4000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This parcel of land near Eureka, Nevada, is 
being offered by direct sale to Homestake Mining Company. The land is 
not required for Federal purposes. The proposed action is consistent 
with the objectives, goals, and decisions of the Shoshone/Eureka 
Resource Management Plan.
    The United States will retain the subsurface mineral estate 
associated with the subject parcel. The parcel is currently utilized by 
Homestake for surface operations, including mining and ore processing, 
at their Ruby Hill Mine. The parcel is covered in its entirety by 
federal mining claims controlled by Homestake. The Ruby Hill Mine is an 
active gold mine. Surface ownership of the subject parcel will allow 
Homestake to optimize mining operations and better manage closure and 
reclamation issues associated with mine operations. The potential 
exists for the discovery of additional locatable minerals, primarily 
gold, on the subject parcel.
    The proponent will have 30 days from the date of receiving the sale 
offer to accept the offer and to submit a deposit of 30 percent of the 
purchase price and money for publication costs. The purchaser must 
submit the rest of the purchase price, within 90 days from the date the 
sale offer is received. Payments may be by certified check, postal 
money order, bank draft, or cashier's check made payable to the U.S. 
Department of the Interior--BLM. Failure to meet conditions established 
for this sale will void the sale and any money received for the sale 
will be forfeited.
    The patent, when issued, will contain the following reservations to 
the United States:
    1. A right-of-way for ditches and canals constructed by authority 
of the United States, Act of August 30, 1890, (43 U.S.C. 945);
    2. All mineral deposits shall be reserved to the United States, 
together with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove such deposits 
under applicable laws and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior 
may prescribe.
    And will be subject to:
    1. Right-of-way N-48618 for a buried water pipeline held by the 
County of Eureka.
    2. All other valid existing rights.
    Publication of this Notice in the Federal Register segregates the 
subject lands from all appropriations under the public land laws, 
except sale under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. 
The segregation will terminate upon issuance of the patent or 270 days 
from date of publication, whichever occurs first.
    For a period of 45 days from the date this Notice is published in 
the Federal Register, interested parties may submit comments to the 
Battle Mountain Field Manager at the above address. Any adverse 
comments will be reviewed by the State Director, who may sustain, 
vacate, or modify this realty action and issue a final determination. 
In the absence of timely filed objections this realty action will 
become the final determination of the Department of the Interior. The 
land will not be offered for sale until at least sixty days after the 
date this notice was published in the Federal Register.

    Dated: August 28, 2002.
Joshua Alpert,
Acting Assistant Field Manager, Nonrenewable Resources.
[FR Doc. 02-25661 Filed 10-8-02; 8:45 am]
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