U.S. Borax Life of Mine
17 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2002121007
Lead Agency
Kern County
Document Title
U.S. Borax Life of Mine
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
A-1 (Limited Agriculture), M-3 (Heavy Industrial), E-20 (Estate 20 acres), and R-1 (Low Density Residential)
Document Description
The proposed project at the existing U.S. Borax Boron, California operations includes increasing the maximum footprint of the open pit mine area; increasing the overburden stockpile area and height; expansion of the gangue material storage area; construction of new boric acid ponds and an expansion of the Boric Acid Plant. The proposed project will increase the maximum footprint of the pit from the approximate 1,731 acres currently permitted to a range of 2,615 acres to a maximum of 3,254 acres. The project will include the consolidation of previously approved conditional Use Permits for the Surface Mining and Reclamation Plan into a single Surface Mining and Reclamation Plan.
Contact Information
Name
Scott Denney
Agency Name
Kern County Planning Department
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Kern
Cross Streets
Borax Avenue / Sukow Road
Zip
93516
Total Acres
11,580
Parcel #
Various
State Highways
58
Railways
BNSF RR
Schools
Boron Junior-Senior High, West Boron Elementary
Township
11N
Range
7,8W
Section
1,2...
Base
SSB&M
Other Location Info
Boron
Other Information
section: 10-15;23-26;
7,17-20,29,30.
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Air Resources Board, Major Industrial Projects, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 9 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB)
Development Types
Mining (Mineral Sodium Borates)
Local Actions
General Plan Update, Rezone, Use Permit, Street Vacation
Project Issues
Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Geology/Soils, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Transportation, Vegetation, Wildlife
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