Public Notices

8 May 2025

POA-2025-00030 Center Creek PN

Expiration date: 6/9/2025

Shawn Pomrenke, Northwest Golddiggers, stated the purpose is to hydraulic placer mine for gold recovery, and sales of gravel and sand in Nome, Alaska. PROPOSED WORK: The current proposal involves development of the Northern Queen Gold Mine, encompassing 100.74 acres for mining and a 30.00 acre disposal area. The Mine Area includes 47.73 acres of palustrine wetlands, 49.17 acres of uplands, and 3.84 acres of open water. The Disposal Area consists of 9.70 acres of open water, 6.20 acres of palustrine wetlands, 5.50 acres of uplands, 8.60 acres of lotic riparian wetlands, and 0.20 acres of Center Creek stream channel. Total impacts would involve 130.74 acres of wetlands and uplands. The applicant proposes to hydrologically mine approximately 3,713,364 cubic yards of overburden and 1,125,000 cubic yards of pay material, estimating that 30% of the mined material would be saleable sand and gravel. The project is expected to yield 56,000 ounces of gold and take six years to complete. Please contact Tyler Marye at (907) 753-5778, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, or by email at Tyler.J.Marye@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this public notice.

17 Apr 2025

POA-2008-00618 Noatak River PN

Expiration date: 5/19/2025

Toby Drake, Drake Construction, Incorporated, stated the purpose is to extract sand and gravel materials for use in support of Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (Alaska DOT&PF) roadway projects in Kotzebue, Alaska and other entities and communities. PROPOSED WORK: The applicant is requesting authorization to continue sand and gravel extraction activities at the Noatak River Gravel Pit Project. Continuation of extraction activities would require the mechanized land clearing of 7.5 acres of previously undisturbed wetlands. Total impacts from this proposal and previous activities of the Noatak River Gravel Pit Project would total approximately 25 acres. The estimated life of the project is five (5) years, providing an estimated 300,000 cubic yards of material. Work is scheduled to occur seasonally between May and October each year. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-8), dated April 2, 2025. Please contact Tyler Marye at (907) 753-5778, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, or by email at Tyler.J.Marye@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this public notice.

7 Apr 2025

POA-2025-00146 Zimovia Strait PN

Expiration date: 5/8/2025

Mr. Phillip Mach, Wrangell Storage, LLC. stated the purpose is to provide the community of Wrangell with commercial storage services. PROPOSED WORK: To fill 1.95 acres of palustrine wetlands with 50,000 cubic yards of fill material to construct a storage yard to accommodate an estimate of 82 storage units (Table 1). The proposed project would also include a 2-lane, 25-foot wide, access road located on the side of the storage yard and a 24-inch diameter by 30 feet long culvert. Within project footprint, peat would be excavated and disposed of at the existing monofill owned and operated by the City and Borough of Wrangell. Work is scheduled to begin in Summer of 2025. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-4 dated April 3, 2024, and Sheet AS-01 dated June 4, 2024). Please contact Estrella Campellone at (907) 753-2518, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, or by email at Estrella.f.campellone@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this public notice.

3 Apr 2025

POA-2025-00140 Boulder Creek PN

Expiration date: 5/5/2025

Kawerak, Incorporated, Mr. Ben Payenna; stated the purpose is to improve surface transportation of goods and supplies including fuels, between the barge landing at Tin City and the community of Wales as identified in the Wales 2023-Long Range Transportation Plan. PROPOSED WORK: Approximately 47,000 cubic yards of fill material would permanently fill about 8.89 acres of palustrine wetlands and 0.04 acre of riverine areas including 575 linear feet of creek for improvements along about 4.25 miles of existing roadway. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plans (sheets 1-14), dated 2/10/2025. Please contact John Sargent at (907) 347-1801, or by email at John.C.Sargent@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this public notice.

2 Apr 2025

POA-2025-00081 Tanana River PN

Expiration date: 5/5/2025

John Binkley, Godspeed Leasing, LLC; stated the purpose is construct a gravel road to access their property and existing cabin, which is currently only accessible by snowmachine or foot. PROPOSED WORK The applicant proposes to discharge up to 15,000 cubic yards of fill into 1.9 acres of wetlands to construct a new road; and excavate up to 15,000 cubic yards of gravel from 2.1 acres below the ordinary high water (OHW) of the Tanana River. The proposed road would measure approximately 4,067 linear feet in total, with 3,208 linear feet of road length requiring discharge in wetlands. The proposed alignment would begin at Rosie Creek Trail, an existing gravel road, and extend eastward to the applicant’s property. The roadbed would measure 26 feet wide at the toe slope, with an 18-foot wide road surface, 1:2 side slopes, and 4 foot wide shoulders. Additionally, two feet on either side of the road would be cleared of woody vegetation using a Fecon mulching head. Vegetation would be cleared without disturbance to the ground surface or soils. Approximately 2,500 linear feet of road would be located along a previously cleared property line boundary, reducing the requisite amount of land clearing. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-5), dated March 2025. Please contact Gwen Jacobson at (907) 347-5802, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, or by email at Gwendolyn.A.Jacobson@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this public notice.