Yes GBG tabled a draft EIS and Final EIS and the Record of DECISION is due right about now!
The fact that part of the US government has concerns about their water treatment ETC means; the ROD will probably not be positive. Ouch!
Waterton / Barrick will be trying to resolve this concern ASAP and were obviously provided with this letter August 1st so...
This is not good news for any possible JV with Waterton and if Hollister is not properly ramped up soon ....
Chances are there is no JV with Waterton but I do keep finding information tying the two companies together. A lot of that information is becoming outdated and I think this ruling has a lot to do with the probable final demise...
I am not holding out much hope for a company with 20 employees to ramp up Burnstone mine. Good luck Philip Kotze, Adam Fleming and the Wits Gold Team. we need that POG to really POP to have any hope!
Not Good News!
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION IX 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, CA 94105
August 1, 2013
Amy Lueders
Bureau of Land Management 1340 Financial Boulevard Reno, Nevada 89520
Subject: Hollister Underground Mine Project Final Environmental Impact Statement, Elko County, Nevada [CEQ # 20130190]
Dear Ms. Lueders:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reviewed the above referenced document. Our review and comments are provided pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act, the Council on Environmental Quality's NEPA Implementation Regulations at 40 CFR 1500-1508, and our review authority under Section 309 of the Clean Air Act, as well as the May 21, 2008 Memorandum of Understanding between the Bureau of Land Management and EPA.
On July 16, 2012, EPA rated the Hollister Underground Mine Project Draft EIS as “EO-3 – Environmental Objections - Inadequate Information,” based primarily on the likelihood that groundwater and surface water resources – including jurisdictional Waters of the United States – would be significantly and adversely affected by the proposed Project. The Draft EIS was rated Inadequate because it did not disclose information regarding long-term post-closure monitoring, maintenance, or cost estimates. EPA recommended that BLM develop a long-term mitigation and management strategy, including appropriate financial assurance commitments to ensure that sufficient funds will be available for post-closure obligations for as long as needed.
The Final EIS was prepared in an abbreviated format, to be used in conjunction with the Draft EIS. We will hereafter refer to the combined Draft EIS and Final EIS as the “EIS” unless otherwise noted...
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