TVX Mineral Hill Mine Inc., exploration license no. 00559, Crevice Tunnel Exploration Project, Park County, Montana : environmental assessment

46 Pages·1994·1.5 MB·English

by  Montana. Hard Rock Bureau

Montana* Hard Rock
Bureau
TVX Mineral Hiil
Mine Inc*t
exploration
license no« 00559*
Crevice Tunnel

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TVX MINERAL HILL MINE
INC.
EXPLORATION
LICENSE NO. 00559
PARK COUNTY, MONTANA
Prepared by:
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS
HARD ROCK BUREAU
CAPITOL STATION, PO BOX
201601
HELENA, MONTANA
59620-1601
Pursuant to:
THE MONTANA ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT
Title 75, Chapter 1 et seq. MCA
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION PAGE
Environmental Checklist 1-4
1.0 Introduction
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2.0 Location Access D
3.0 General Project Description 6
3.1 Additional Project Components 7
3.2 Project Services g
3.21 Water 8
3.22 Sewage 8
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3.23 Garbage Solid Waste 8
3.24 Housing 8
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3.25 Fuels Lubricants
3.26 Emergency Services Q
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4.0 Development Rock Handling Qy
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5.0 Water Management Control 9
5.1 Groundwater 10
5.2 Surface Water 10
5.21 Stormwater 10
5.22 Palmer Creek 11
5.3 Water Quality Monitoring
5.4 Acid Rock Drainage 12
6.0 Reclamation 19
7.0 Mitigating Measures - General 1X~4
7.1 Air Quality 14.
7.2 Water Quality 1 s
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7.3 Fuel Lubricant Storage IS
7.4 Noxious Weed Control 16
7 5 Xransnnrtjitinn 16
7.6 Noise 16
7.7 Socioeconomics 17
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7.8 Wildlife 11 /
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7.9 Stability Subsidence 17
8.0 Alternatives 18
9.0 Other Permits 19
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ENTVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
APPLICANT: TVX Mineral Hill Mine Inc. LICENSE NO.: 00559
TYPE OF OPERATION: Exploration DATE OF APPLICATION: 22 July 1994
PROJECT: Crevice Tunnel COUNTY: Park
PERSON(S) PREPARING EA: Prepared and compiled by Scott D. Spano, with the technical re-
view and assistance of staff specialists from the Department of State Lands' Hard Rock Bureau, the
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Department of Health Environmental Sciences' Water Quality Bureau, and the U.S. Forest
Service - Gallatin National Forest.
APPLICATION COMPLETE: EA COMPLETE:
15 August 1994 17-22 August 1994
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
A B C LONG SHORT AMPLIFICATION
TERM TERM
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
1. TOPOGRAPHY X X Disturbed area would be
recontoured - please see
expanded reclamation
discussion, Section 6.0.
GEOLOGY: X
2. Stability
Please see expanded dis-
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cussion of stability
subsidence, Section 7.9.
3. SOILS; Oualitv. Distribution X X Soils would be salvaged
and replaced - please
see expanded reclama-
tion discussion, Section
6.0.
4. WATER: Oualitv: Ouantitv: Distri- X Please see expanded
bution water discussions. Sec-
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tions 5.0 7.2.
5. AIR; Quality X Please see expanded air
quality discussion, Sec-
tion 7.1.
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POTENTIAL IMPACTS
A B C orHJK
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TERM TERM
UNIQUE. ENDANGERED. FRA- X
6.
GILE, or LIMITED environmental re-
sources
BIOLOGICAL ENVmONMENT
1. TERRESTRIAL. AVIAN, and X Please see expanded
AQUATIC; species and habitats wildlife discussion.
Section 7.8.
2. VEGETATION: quantity, aualitv. X X Disturbed areas would
species be revegetated with
native seed mixture -
please see expanded rec-
lamation discussion,
Section 6.0.
3. AGRICULTURE; prazmg, crops X
production
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT
1. SOCIAL; structures and mores X
2. CULTURAL umqumess. diversity X
3. POPULATION: auantity and diver- X
sity
4. HOUSING; quantity and distribu- X Please see expanded dis-
tion cussion. Section 7.7.
HUMAN HEALTH & SAFETY X
5.
6. COMMUNITY & PERSONAL X Positive, short-term im-
INCOME pact on community in-
come - please see ex-
panded discussion. Sec-
tion 7.7.
7. EMPLOYMENT; fjuantity and X Positive, short-term im-
distribution pact on area employ-
ment - please see ex-
panded discussion, Sec-
tion 7.7.
8. TAX BASE: local and state tax X Minor, short-term posi-
&
revenue tive impact on local
state revenue - please
see expanded discus-
sion. Section 7.7.
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