Environmental Impact Statement Completed

Kensington Gold Mine Plan of Operations Amendment 1

Tongass National Forest Juneau, Alaska Juneau Ranger District

Coeur Alaska has proposed an expansion of their tailings and waste rock storage facilities at the Kensington Gold Mine located near Berners Bay on the Juneau Ranger District of the Tongass National Forest.

Location

Kensington Gold Mine, located north of Berners Bay on the Juneau Ranger District

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
09/19/2019
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
10/30/2020
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
07/01/2021
4
Objection Period Start
07/09/2021
5
Decision
02/2022 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
04/2022 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityMinerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations
Final Record of Decision Kensington Gold Mine POA1Decision Signed Date: 02/24/2022
ForestsTongass National Forest
DistrictsJuneau Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Minerals and geology