he Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rawlins Field Office is launching a 30-day public comment period on a Plan of Operations (POO) for the Juniper Ridge Uranium Exploration Project, located roughly seven miles west of Baggs, Wyo., in Carbon County.
The Juniper Ridge project is proposed by 448018 Exploration, Inc., based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The project area would encompass some 8,320 acres of public land. The proposal includes developing up to 487 mud rotary drill sites, trenching or bulk sampling, construction of new roads and an equipment and vehicle storage area. In addition, up to 10 drill holes will be converted to ground water monitoring wells. Surface disturbance is expected to be up to 54 acres.
Written substantive comments are most helpful if they are specific, cite additional relevant issues, and/or determine the extent of those issues. Only written comments are accepted and should be received by June 8. Get the contact info on our news blog.
Comments may be emailed to BLM_WY_JuniperRidge@blm.gov (please include “Juniper Ridge Comment” in the subject line), faxed to 307-328-4224, or mailed or hand-delivered to the Bureau of Land Management, Rawlins Field Office, Juniper Ridge Comment, 1300 N. Third Street, P.O. Box 2407, Rawlins, WY 82301. The POO is available online at: http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/info/NEPA/documents/rfo/juniper_ridge.html, as well as in the BLM Rawlins Field Office public room and the Carbon County Planning Office, 215 W. Buffalo Street, Rawlins, Wyoming.
The Juniper Ridge project is proposed by 448018 Exploration, Inc., based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The project area would encompass some 8,320 acres of public land. The proposal includes developing up to 487 mud rotary drill sites, trenching or bulk sampling, construction of new roads and an equipment and vehicle storage area. In addition, up to 10 drill holes will be converted to ground water monitoring wells. Surface disturbance is expected to be up to 54 acres.
Written substantive comments are most helpful if they are specific, cite additional relevant issues, and/or determine the extent of those issues. Only written comments are accepted and should be received by June 8. Get the contact info on our news blog.
Comments may be emailed to BLM_WY_JuniperRidge@blm.gov (please include “Juniper Ridge Comment” in the subject line), faxed to 307-328-4224, or mailed or hand-delivered to the Bureau of Land Management, Rawlins Field Office, Juniper Ridge Comment, 1300 N. Third Street, P.O. Box 2407, Rawlins, WY 82301. The POO is available online at: http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/info/NEPA/documents/rfo/juniper_ridge.html, as well as in the BLM Rawlins Field Office public room and the Carbon County Planning Office, 215 W. Buffalo Street, Rawlins, Wyoming.
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