Bronk Jorgensen stated the purpose is to expand placer mine operations for continued extraction of gold and silver resources.
The project site is located within Sections 19, 27-30, T. 8 S., R. 29 E., Fairbanks Meridian; USGS Quad Maps Eagle A-2 and A-3; Latitude 64.18926º N., Longitude 142.01906º W.; near Chicken, Alaska.
The applicant proposes to discharge up to 540,000 cubic yards (cy) of overburden and rock into 48 acres of palustrine and riparian wetlands in order to construct, operate, and reclaim a placer mining operation on Forty-five Pup and Buckskin Creeks. The applicant also proposes to permanently relocate and temporarily divert up to 2,100 linear feet (four separate segments) of Forty-five Pup Creek. Mining and reclamation activity would occur over a five year period. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-7), dated July 21, 2017.
Please contact Jason Brewer at (907) 753-2828, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at Jason.D.Brewer@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.
POA-2011-365, Forty-five Pup Creek PN
POA-2011-365, Forty-five Pup Creek PN Drawings