Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company proposes to extend the existing dry-stack tailings disposal facility and incorporate waste rock co-disposal techniques in a northward direction for additional tailings and waste rock storage capacity.
Location
Greens Creek Mine, Admiralty Island, Alaska
Project timeline
1
NOI in Federal Register
10/09/2020
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
03/24/2023
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
02/02/2024
4
Objection Period Start
02/02/2024
5
Decision
11/2024 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
11/2024 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Greens Creek North Extension Project | Decision Signed Date: 11/07/2024 |
| Forests | Tongass National Forest |
| Districts | Admiralty Island National Monument |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |