NEPA Number: DOI-BLM-NV-B020-2018-0052-EIS
Project Name: Gemfield Mine Project

Project Information 

  • NEPA Number
    DOI-BLM-NV-B020-2018-0052-EIS
  • Project Name
    Gemfield Mine Project
  • Project Type
    EIS
  • NEPA Status
    Completed - Completed
  • Lead Office
    Tonopah Field Office
  • Last Updated


Project Description

What's New

Mine Plan
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Tonopah Field Office (TFO) has signed a Record Of Decision (ROD) in response to a Plan of Operation (Plan) submittal by Gemfield Resources, Ltd. (GRL) for the Gemfield Mine Project (Project).

Proposed Action
GRL is planning to construct and operate a conventional open pit mining operation in the Goldfield Mining District of Esmeralda County, Nevada. The Proposed Action would include the following new mine components:

-Open pit;
-Crushing facilities, conveyors, and associated stockpiles;
-Waste rock disposal areas (WRDAs);
-Overburden stockpile;
-Stormwater diversion channels, sediment basins, and berms;
-Heap leach pad (HLP), processing facilities, and ponds;
-Water supply and de-watering wells and delivery/storage system;
-Haul and secondary roads;
-Exploration activities; and
-Ancillary facilities including:  power supply; reagent, fuel, and explosives storage; buildings including administration, change house, laboratory, security, -warehouse, and parking; water supply and septic systems; maintenance shop; ready line; vehicle wash; communications facilities; plant growth media -stockpiles; area for temporary storage of petroleum-contaminated soils; groundwater monitoring wells; water supply pipeline and facilities; water pipeline -for rapid filling of the pit lobes; borrow areas; fencing; yards; and stormwater controls and diversion structures.


 

Project Manager:  Kevin Hurrell

Phone:  775-635-4000

Project Email:  [email protected]

Fax:  775-635-4034

Postal:  50 Bastian Road
              Battle Mountain, NV 89820

Draft EIS Publication

  • Actual Date
    3/8/2019


Final EIS Publication

  • Actual Date
    6/21/2019


Project Location

City State/Territory Zip Code County(ies)
Tonopah Nevada 89049

Application Information

  • Applicant
    Gemfield Resources, Ltd.
  • Program
    Mining


Project Dates

  • Start Date
    12/24/2013
  • End Date
    7/25/2019


Notice of Intent Publication

  • NOI Publication Date
    12/24/2013


Record of Decision Publication

  • Actual Date
    7/25/2019


Project Office Information

  • Lead Office
    Tonopah Field Office
  • Offices
    Tonopah FO


Contacts

  • Contact 1 Name
    Kevin Hurrell
  • Contact 1 Email
    [email protected]
  • Contact 1 Phone
    (775) 635-4035


  • Contact 2 Name
    Sheila Douglas
  • Contact 2 Email
    [email protected]
  • Contact 2 Phone
    (303) 236-6434


  • Contact 3 Name
    Cindy Sundblad
  • Contact 3 Email
    [email protected]
  • Contact 3 Phone
    (806) 356-1005