Bishop Mill Project

2 Documents in Project

Summary

SCH Number
2011051005
Lead Agency
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 6 (Lahontan)
Document Title
Bishop Mill Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Zoned Industrial or Commercial Uses; Designated Natural Resources
Document Description
The Project includes the following operational activities: importation of ore from off-site sources, stockpiling (and potential pre-screening for oversize material) on the existing concrete ore patio; ore processing, including crushing, screening and flotation, of up to 96 tons of ore per day through the gravity separation mill; disposal of tailings via slurry deposition within a new Group A double-lined tailing impoundment (WMU) with leachate collection and recovery system (LCRS); and reclamation of Project area upon mill closure.

Contact Information

Name
Tom Gavigan
Agency Name
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 6 (Lahontan)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency

Location

Cities
Bishop
Counties
Inyo
Cross Streets
SR-6 and Rudolph Road
Zip
93514
Total Acres
9.1
State Highways
Hwy 6
Waterways
Fish Slough
Township
6S
Range
33E
Section
4
Base
MDB&M

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, Inland Deserts Region 6 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 9 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, Resources, Recycling and Recovery, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Waste Treatment:Hazardous (Group A mining waste)
Local Actions
WDR
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Septic System, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire

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