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BLM seeks public comment on Pony Creek Exploration Plan of Operations

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Bureau of Land Management

BLM Office:

Elko District Office

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ELKO, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management, Tuscarora Field Office, is seeking public comment on Clover Nevada II, LLC’s proposed expansion to their Pony Creek Exploration Project.

The proposed Plan of Operations would expand current exploration in the area beyond notice-level activity. The project would be conducted in phases with drill site locations dependent on geologic and mineralogical results. Phase 1 would include approximately 44.7 acres of disturbance consisting of exploration drill road construction, drill sites, sumps, groundwater monitoring well sites, and water wells. Subsequent phases could potentially disturb up to 105.3 acres and would include more drilling, road construction, trenching, bulk sampling, additional well sites and installation of a meteorological station.

The project is located in Elko County approximately 24 miles south of Carlin, Nevada, in T29N, R53E, sections 10, 14, 16, 22, 26-28, 33-35 and T28N, R53E, sections 2-4 and 11. The entire 5,267 acre project area will be reviewed and analyzed in an Environmental Assessment as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and BLM policy.

The Plan of Operations, Maps and additional information can be found on the BLM website:

https://go.usa.gov/xpTsg.

Comments and input should be submitted by close of business on December 6, 2019.  Written comments regarding the proposal should be mailed to the BLM Tuscarora Field Office, Attn: Allen Mariluch, 3900 East Idaho Street, Elko, NV 89801-4611 or emailed to amariluc@blm.gov.  Questions concerning this project should be addressed to Allen Mariluch at the above email address or by phone at (775) 753-0200.

The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.