The BLM prepared a joint Environmental Assessment (EA)/Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) in coordination with Imperial County for the environmental review of the proposed project. The environmental review analyzes potential impacts from the proposed exploration activities and incorporated input received during the public scoping period which closed on April 4, 2022.

The BLM held a virtual public meeting on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, from 4:00pm - 5:00pm PST. The meeting was informational only, a copy of the presentation has been uploaded to the Documents section of this project webpage for those who were unable to attend. 

The EA/MND and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Oro Cruz Exploration project was made available for a 30-day public review period until December 16, 2022 through ePlanning, or by visiting the El Centro Field Office, 1661 S. 4th Street, El Centro, CA 92243. The public could also mail comments to the BLM El Centro Field Office, 1661 S. 4th Street, El Centro, CA 92243 or submitting via email to [email protected]. During the public comment period, 373 public comments were submitted to the BLM, and a comment response matrix is provided in Appendix I of the revised EA/MND.

The revised EA/MND, FONSI, and Decision Record are now available to view in the "Documents" link on the left side of the page.