Mt. Hope Project developer General Moly announced May 30 that its 80 percent-controlled subsidiary received a Class 2 permit from the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection's Bureau of Air Pollution Control.
The permit regulates emissions of particulate matter from the proposed mine's crush and grind circuit, as well as sulfur oxide emissions from its roaster.
The company estimates that a combination of scrubbers and other emission-control technologies will remove 99.7 percent of sulfur oxides from the roaster.
Under the permit, the company will also be required to install a real-time emissions monitoring system, which is typically limited to much larger sources of air pollution.
The company says the state is making progress in its efforts to finalize the project's water pollution control and reclamation permits. It also anticipates that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's Battle Mountain office will publish a final Environmental Impact Statement on the project during the second half of 2012.
To learn more about Mt. Hope, go to: www.generalmoly.com.
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