ELKO - The Bureau of Land Management, Tuscarora Field Office, released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Waterton Global Mining Company, LLC's (Waterton), formerly Rodeo Creek Gold, proposed Hollister Underground Mine Project for a 30-day public availability and review period.
The proposed project is an amendment to the Hollister Development Block Project Plan of Operations to conduct underground mining and continue surface exploration.
The proposed project would be located between Elko and Battle Mountain in Elko County at the old Ivanhoe or Hollister open-pit mine site.
The proposed action consists of transitioning the existing underground exploration project into an underground gold and silver mining operation.
The proposed project would create about 222 acres of surface disturbance on both private and public land, which consists of approximately 117 acres of proposed new surface disturbance.
Proposed facilities include the Hatter production shaft, road improvements, the construction of 11.6 miles of electric power transmission lines, continued surface and underground exploration, water removal of up to 1,100 gallons per minute, the discharge of water into Little Antelope Creek, and construction of ancillary facilities.
The BLM will issue a Record of Decision after the close of the 30-day review period. Copies of the Final EIS are available at the BLM Elko District Office, 3900 Idaho Street, Elko, NV 89801, and also online at the BLM Elko District website www.blm.gov/rv5c.
Questions concerning this project may be addressed to Janice Stadelman at (775) 753-0346 or by email at jstadelm@blm.gov.[[In-content Ad]]
