Rainbow East Exploration Project (RP #24-001/IS #24-0017)

Rainbow East Exploration Project (RP #24-001/IS #24-0017)

Western Mesquite Mines, Inc. proposes the Rainbow East Exploration Project on Bureau of Land Management-administered lands east of the Rainbow Pit area of the existing Mesquite Mine. The Project would construct up to 22 drill pads for drilling 23 exploration holes; each pad would include a lined drill sump to contain drilling fluids and cuttings. Other proposed features include five new short-term access roads totaling up to 4,500 linear feet and permanent widening of approximately 1,315 linear feet of existing BLM Route 949 by four feet. Approximately 91,000 pounds of material would be removed for testing. The Project would result in approximately 2.34 acres of surface disturbance and would occur intermittently over a period of up to 24 months. All short-term disturbances, including the drill pads and access roads, would be reclaimed following completion of exploration activities. No mineral production or permanent mining facilities are proposed. Imperial County will consider approval of Reclamation Plan No. 24-0001 pursuant to the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA).

Glamis

Imperial

Southern California, Unincorporated

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 11 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB), Colorado River Board, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance

Other (Short-Term Exploratory Drilling Program)

Reclamation Plan Amendment

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire