BLM seeks public comment on environmental assessment for Perdito Exploration Project
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MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management has initiated a 30-day public comment period on the Perdito Exploration Project Environmental Assessment located in Inyo County. Public comments may be received by close of business, Nov. 20.
Silver Standard U.S. Holdings Inc. intends to construct seven drill pads and subsequently drill seven diamond core exploration holes to a maximum depth of 1,000-feet deep. To do so, the company wants to build an exploration road on previously disturbed and reclaimed lands. This would allow vehicular access to the drilling site. A BLM-managed dirt road is currently used to access the project area from Saline Valley Road.
The Perdito Exploration Project is located on existing un-patented lode mining claims on public lands administered by the Ridgecrest Field Office. The project area is located within California Desert National Conservation Lands and in the Cerro Gordo-Conglomerat Mesa Area of Critical Environmental Concern.
The environmental assessment may be examined at the Ridgecrest Field Office located at: 300 S. Richmond Rd, Ridgecrest, CA 93555, and online at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/eplanning/projectSummary.do?methodName=renderDefaultProjectSummary&projectId=91166.
Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:
- Email: rporter@blm.gov
- Fax: 760-384-5499
- Mail: ATTN: Randal Porter, Ridgecrest Field Office, 300 S. Richmond Rd., Ridgecrest, CA 93555
The public is reminded that before including personal address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in submitted comments, they be aware that the entire comment, including personal identifying information, may be made publicly available at any time. The public may request the BLM withhold personal identifying information from public review; however, the BLM cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so.
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The BLM manages more than 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.