Idaho-Maryland Mine Project
3 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2020070378
Lead Agency
Nevada County
Document Title
Idaho-Maryland Mine Project
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
The project includes the Centennial Industrial Site, which is vacant and covered in scattered trees, and the Brunswick Industrial Site, which contains a clay-lined pond, paved areas, and forested area. The project site is zoned Light Industrial (M1) and M1 with Site Performance Combining District (SP), and designated Industrial by the General Plan.
Document Description
The proposed project would reinitiate underground mining and gold mineralization processing for the Idaho-Maryland Mine over an 80-year permit period. Following completion of mining and processing activities, the project sites would be reclaimed to open space and industrial uses. The project would involve dewatering, underground mining, aboveground processing operations, industrial pad development, construction of a buried potable water pipeline, and site reclamation.
Contact Information
Name
Matt Kelley
Agency Name
Nevada County Planning Department
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Agency Name
Rise Gold Corporation
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Nevada City
Counties
Nevada
Regions
Citywide, Countywide
Cross Streets
East Bennett Road and Brunswick Road, and Idaho Maryland Road and Centennial Drive
Zip
95959
Total Acres
175.34
Parcel #
006-441-003, -004, -005, -034; 009-630-037,-039; 009-550-032, -037, -038, -039, -040; 009-560-03
State Highways
SR 49, SR 174
Railways
N/A
Airports
Nevada County Airport
Schools
Union Hill Elementary, Bell Hill Elementary, Margaret G Scotten
Waterways
Wolf Creek, South Fork Wolf Creek
Township
16N
Range
8E
Section
36
Base
MDBM
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Natural Resources Agency, Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 9, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB)
Development Types
Industrial (Sq. Ft. 1262000, Acres 15), Mining (Mineral Gold)
Local Actions
Rezone, Use Permit, Variance to Building Height Limits, Management Plans, Voluntary Merger or Boundary Line Adjustment, Reclamation Plan, and Financial Assurance Cost Estimate
Project Issues
Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Energy, Wildfire
Attachments
Environmental Document
State Comments
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