KINGMAN – The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Kingman Field Office invites the public to provide input on a proposed mining plan of operation for the Moss Mine, managed by the Golden Vertex Corporation (GVC). This plan proposes to expand the existing Moss Mine operation onto federal land, and provide for mineral exploration in the area surrounding the existing mine.
The 254-acre Moss Mine currently operates on private land located approximately five miles east of Bullhead City in the foothills of the Black Mountains. The proposal would expand mining operations onto approximately 528 acres of federal land managed by the BLM Kingman and Lake Havasu Field Offices. These operations would include an open pit mine, an expanded heap leach pad, rock stockpiles, solution ponds, buildings, and associated roads and infrastructure. In addition, GVC has identified additional federal lands around the existing mining operation on which they have expressed an interest in conducting further exploratory drilling.
BLM will hold a public scoping meeting from 4-6 p.m. on Aug. 29, 2019, to present the proposed plan of operation. Scoping is the process by which the BLM solicits input on issues, impacts, and potential alternatives to be addressed in the environmental analysis document for the proposed project. BLM and GVC staff will be available to answer questions, review maps, and receive feedback during the open forum meeting at:
Laughlin Ranch Golf Club
1360 William Hardy Dr.
Bullhead City, AZ 86429
The public scoping period will be open for 20-calendar days from Aug. 26 to Sept. 14, 2019. The mine plan of operations will be available for public review at the BLM Kingman Field Office, 2755 Mission Boulevard, Kingman AZ 86401 or online on ePlanning at https://go.usa.gov/xyhMR during the scoping period. Comments can be submitted through ePlanning or by mail to the Kingman Field Office, Attn: Moss Mine Project.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or any other personal identifying information in your comments, please be advised that your entire comment, including personal identifying information, may be made publicly available at any time. While individuals may request the BLM to withhold personal identifying information from public view, the BLM cannot guarantee it will be able to do so.
