[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 33 (Thursday, February 19, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7792-7793]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3484]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-060-3809]


Notice of Availability for the Record of Decision and Plan of 
Operations Approval for the Phoenix Project Final Environmental Impact 
Statement; Lander County, NV

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the Record of Decision (ROD).

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act 
(NEPA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued a Record of 
Decision for the Phoenix Project Final Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) and Plan of Operations Approval for the Phoenix Project in Lander 
County, NV.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Appeals of the decision must be post-marked or 
otherwise delivered by 4:30 p.m. thirty days after the date of the 
publication of the notice in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Record of Decision are available at the BLM, 
Battle Mountain Field Office, 50 Bastian Road, Battle Mountain, NV 
89820.

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

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Battle Mountain Gold Company (BMG), a wholly 
owned subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation, has been approved 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 4,308 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 5 years of reclamation.

    Dated: December 2, 2003.
Gerald M. Smith,
Field Manager, Battle Mountain Field Office.
[FR Doc. 04-3484 Filed 2-18-04; 8:45 am]
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