MT.GAINES MINE TAILINGS PROCESSING/WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIRMNT
Summary
SCH Number
1983031403
Lead Agency
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 5 (Central Valley)
Document Title
MT.GAINES MINE TAILINGS PROCESSING/WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIRMNT
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Document Description
MT. GAINES MINE IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF COMMUNITY OF HORNITOS, MARIPOSA CO. PROPOSED PROJECT CON SISTS OF EXTRACTION OF GOLD & SILV AT THE SITE USING A "CARBON-IN-PUMP" CYANIDE PROCESS. AFTER PROCESSING, THE TAILINGS WILL BE RETURNED TO THEIR ORIGINAL POSITION AND THE LAND RECLAIMED.
Contact Information
Name
LONNIE WASS
Agency Name
STATE RWQCB REG 5/CENTRAL VLY/FRESNO
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Air Resources Board, Cal Trans 0, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Habitat Conservation Planning (CDFW), California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), California Department of Parks and Recreation, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights
Development Types
Mining (hard rock mining gold and silver)
Local Actions
Use Permit, WASTE DISCH REQMTS
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Mineral Resources, Noise, Vegetation
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