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NEPA Number: DOI-BLM-AK-A010-2013-0004-EIS
Project Name: Donlin Gold Project

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NEPA Number

DOI-BLM-AK-A010-2013-0004-EIS
Project Name

Donlin Gold Project
Project Type

EIS
NEPA Status

Completed - Completed
Lead Office

Anchorage Field Office
Last Updated

3/8/2026 5:00:00 PM

Project Description

SUPPLEMENTAL EIS DESCRIPTION :
The lead agency, US Army Corps Engineers (USACE), prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in April 2018 with BLM as a cooperating agency. Federal lands were involved, and BLM conducted an ANILCA Section 810 evaluation. In August 2018, USACE and BLM issued a Joint Record of Decision (JROD) authorizing the USACE permit and granting the right-of-way. In June, 2024 the Alaska US District Court issued an Order, remanding the FEIS to USACE and the BLM to supplement the FEIS with the evaluation of a larger tailings spill. To meet the requirements of the narrow remand, this SEIS analysis will focus only on a larger tailings spill (or range of spill scenarios). The SEIS will rely on the baseline information from the FEIS. The SEIS will analyze the resulting social, economic, physical, chemical, and biological impacts of a larger tailings spill (or range of spill scenarios) on the affected areas, including an analysis of subsistence impacts under ANILCA Section 810. Neither additional alternatives nor other impacts will be evaluated.

HISTORIC EIS DESCRIPTION:
Donlin Gold, LLC, proposes to develop an open pit gold mine in Southwest Alaska, 10 miles north of the village of Crooked Creek on the Kuskokwim River. A 313-mile natural gas pipeline from Cook Inlet to the mine site is also proposed as the energy source for the mine. 

The BLM is participating as a Cooperating Agency in the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is the Lead Agency for the preparation of the EIS.  For more information, please visit the Corps'' official project website:  www.donlingoldeis.com

The BLM will defer to the Corps'' website as the primary source of project information, documents for public distribution, and project contact information.  The Notice of Availability for the FEIS was published in the Federal Register April 27, 2018.  Please copy and paste www.donlingoldeis.com into your browser to link to the project and FEIS.

What's New

January 26, 2026 through February 24, 2026 - Public Comment on Notice of Intent

The lead agency, US Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District, posted a Special Public Notice of Intent on January 26, 2026 to Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS). The public notice expires February 24, 2026 and may be reviewed here: POA-1995-00120_Donlin_SEIS_NOI.pdf

The BLM is one of the cooperating agencies on this FAST-41 covered project - Donlin Gold Project | Permitting Dashboard

The Notice of Intent includes a project description information, background, and details regarding the

U.S. District Court’s remand in Orutsararmiut Native Council, et al. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, et al. (Case No. 3:23-cv-00071-SLG) to evaluate the impacts of a larger tailings spill for Alternative 2 in this SEIS. USACE is requesting g public comments be submitted by the expiration date through one of the following methods listed below in order to be accepted. Comments may be submitted:

in written form to the project website: www.DonlinGoldSEIS.com,
by email: [email protected], or
by mail:
Donlin Gold SEIS Comments,

USACE, Alaska District, Regulatory Division,

P.O. Box 4
6898, JBER, AK 99506-0898

Draft EIS Publication

Actual Date

5/6/2016

Final EIS Publication

Actual Date

4/12/2018

Project Location

City	State/Territory	Zip Code	County(ies)
	Alaska		Bethel Census Area

Application Information

Applicant

Donlin Gold LLC
Case File Number

A-92403
Program

Lands and Realty
Sub-Program

Rights-of-Way

Project Dates

Start Date

12/14/2012
End Date

8/12/2018

Notice of Intent Publication

NOI Publication Date

12/14/2012

Record of Decision Publication

Actual Date

8/12/2018

Project Office Information

Lead Office

Anchorage Field Office
Offices

Anchorage FO

Contacts

Contact 1 Name

Jamie Rhoades
Contact 1 Email

[email protected]
Contact 1 Phone

(907) 621-4612

Contact 2 Name

Heather Briggs
Contact 2 Email

[email protected]
Contact 2 Phone

907-621-4614