BLM publishes the Avocado Project Environmental Assessment for public comment

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BLM publishes the Avocado Project Environmental Assessment for public comment

The following press releases was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management on Sept. 5, 2018. It is reproduced in full below.

BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management, Mount Lewis Field Office, has completed its analysis of NuLegacy Gold Corporation’s (NUG) Avocado Exploration Project and has provided the Environmental Assessment for a 15-day public comment period.

NuLegacy Gold is proposing to conduct surface exploration drilling operations on its Avocado claim to explore for precious metal mineral resources on public lands located in Eureka County, Nevada, approximately 80 miles southeast of Battle Mountain.

The Environmental Assessment included coordination with the Nevada Department of Wildlife, EPA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and other interested parties and stakeholders. The EA examined the exploration project’s range of potential issues such as soils, water resources, air quality, hazardous or solid wastes, vegetation, grazing, noise, visual resources, invasive and non-native species, wetlands and riparian zones, wildlife, migratory birds, special status species, recreation, wilderness, and cumulative effects.

The EA and other relevant documents are available on the BLM ePlanning webpage at https://go.usa.gov/xPcdx and hard copies of these documents are available for review at the Bureau of Land Management, Mount Lewis Field Office, 50 Bastian Road, Battle Mountain, Nevada 89820 during regular business hours, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

If you have any questions or require clarification on this EA, please call Kevin Hurrell, Planning and Environmental Coordinator at (775) 635-4000.

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management

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