Wednesday, May 16, 2012

BLM Rawlins Field Office Seeking Comment on the Juniper Ridge Uranium Project

Serena Baker with the Bureau of Land Management Rawlins Field Office says they are launching a 30-day public comment period on a Plan of Operations for the Juniper Ridge Uranium Exploration Project, located roughly seven miles west of Baggs in Carbon County.






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.






Comments may be emailed , faxed 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. For further information, please contact Mark Newman, at (307) 328-4200. 

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