Drew Miller, Taiga Mining Company, Inc., stated the purpose is the economic recovery of placer gold resources within the Aloha Creek Drainage. PROPOSED WORK: The applicant is proposing to discharge 50,000 cubic yards of fill into a total of 11.4 acres of waters of the U.S.(WOTUS), including wetlands, in order to conduct placer mining activities at two locations in the Aloha Creek drainage. The first location (Right Limit Below 15) would have 3.9 acres of wetland impacts and the second location (Right Limit: Little S-Curves) would have 7.5 acres of WOTUS impacts. Specifically, the discharges in WOTUS would include mechanized land clearing, temporary relocation of the access road, stockpiling of materials, construction of settling ponds, and reclamation activities. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-4), dated February 14, 2024. Please contact Tyler Marye at (907) 753-753-5778, 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.
POA-1993-00087-M11 Aloha Creek PN