BLM Issues Decision on October Ore Pile Reclamation Environmental Assessment
Colorado
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The Bureau of Land Management Grand Junction Field Office issued a decision record for an environmental assessment to approve a mine plan of operation modification for the October Ore Pile.
The approved plan of operation modification allows Aura Grit to conduct onsite processing of the uranium ore pile using a High-Pressure Slurry Ablation system that physically separates the uranium and vanadium minerals from the host rock. The products of the HPSA processing will be concentrated mineralized fines that will be transported to a licensed facility, and clean sand-sized rock material that will be used in the site reclamation. The current 0.35-acre area of surface disturbance will increase to a total of 1.92 acres under the approved plan modification.
The decision record can be found on the BLM’S ePlanning website at: October Ore Pile Reclamation Environmental Assessment. For more information, please contact Jennifer Whittington, Geologist, (970) 244-3007, gwhittington@blm.gov, or contact the Grand Junction Field Office at (970) 244-3000 or blm_co_gj_web_mail@blm.gov.
The BLM manages about 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.