Ione Quarry Expansion Project 2021 (Amended Use Permit and Reclamation Plan)
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2021090273
Lead Agency
Amador County
Document Title
Ione Quarry Expansion Project 2021 (Amended Use Permit and Reclamation Plan)
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Present Land Use: Quarry / Zoning: Single Family Residential-Agriculture (R1A) / General Plan Designation: Mineral Resource Zone (MRZ)
Mine/Quarry; Mine ID 91-03-0011 Specialty Granules (Ione) LLC (SGI) operates Ione Quarry, an approximately 330-acre hard rock mining operation within an unincorporated area of AmadorCounty (County), approximately three miles west of the city of Ione. SGI has been continuously mining for hardrock at the Ione Quarry (project site) since the site was permitted for mining, processing, and offsite shipment in 1989.
Document Description
The applicant, Specialty Granules (Ione), LLC (SGI) proposes to expand the existing footprint and depth of Ione Quarry to access additional rock reserves. This expansion requires an amended Conditional Use Permit (CUP) and an amended Reclamation Plan that allows for the expanded proposed mining area and additional stockpiling area(s) for the additional cap rock (the proposed project ). The project does not propose an increase in the current rates of production at the quarry or changes to other operations. After the expansion, the quarry's total surface disturbance would have increased from approximately 56 acres to approximately 136 acres and the depth would b approximately 280 ft. below mean sea level [MSL], compared to 325 MSL under the existing conditions. The stockpile area's total surface disturbance would be approximately 86 acres and have a maximum elevation of 560 MSL.
This document includes the Administrative Draft EIR for this project for initial ciruculation.
Contact Information
Name
Krista C Ruesel
Agency Name
County of Amador
Job Title
Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Chuck Beatty
Agency Name
County of Amador
Job Title
Planning Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Andrew White
Agency Name
Applicant Representative
Job Title
Consulting Firm, Benchmark Resources
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Name
Kevin Moore
Agency Name
Specialty Granules (Ione), LLC
Job Title
Project Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Jackson
Counties
Amador
Regions
Unincorporated
Cross Streets
SR 104 / Twin Cities Road and Michigan Bar Road
Zip
95640
Total Acres
330
Jobs
1
Parcel #
005-080-016, 005-080-020
State Highways
104
Railways
Union Pacific
Airports
Eagles Nest
Waterways
Dry Creek, Mule Creek, Sutter Creek, Willow Creek
Township
T06N
Range
R09E
Section
16&17
Base
MDM
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), 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 Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Office of Historic Preservation, Sierra Nevada Conservancy, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW)
Development Types
Industrial (Sq. Ft. 1, Acres 330, Employees 1), Mining (Mineral Meta-andesite)
Local Actions
Use Permit, Reclamation Plan Amendment
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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