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Sep 21, 2016 | Blog

Arizona Mining Inc has had 10 drill trucks for 24 hours/7 days a week since March on their private property. Now AMI is interested in drilling on public land, the Hermosa-Taylor Deposit Drilling Project. This project is eight exploratory drill holes to obtain characterization of mineralization on the Coronado National Forest land — your land.

We are hosting a Comment Writing Workshop to help you comment on the project as an Environmental Assessment for the National Environmental Policy Act.
The AMI drillers working at night. Illuminated drill rigs are approximately four miles away. Photo taken from Red Mountain looking south.

 

Comment Writing Workshop

 

Sunday, September 25
2pm-4pm
Cady Hall

Please plan to attend our Comment Writing Workshop with Eva Sargent, formerly of Defenders of Wildlife.

We will be going over what you can say in your scoping comments to the Forest Service regarding AMI’s Hermosa-Taylor Deposit Drilling Deposit. The Forest Service is required to go through a public “scoping process” in order to determine the scope of issues that should be addressed in an EA or an Environmental Impact Statement. Scoping also helps the Forest Service determine the likely significance of an action’s impacts, and whether an EA or an EIS will be required.

Scoping is part of the procedures by which the Forest Service identifies important issues and determines the extent of analysis necessary for an informed decision on this proposal.

Scoping is part of the public involvement process. The issuance of a Scoping Notice marks the beginning of a public comment period, usually 30 days. Our scoping notice was dated September 7, 2016. Comments are due by October 6th.

Please read the Scoping Notice and Plan of Operations before the meeting. If you don’t have a copy you can get one here.

 

We will identify resources likely to be impacted.

This includes all the resources and values that are likely to be impacted by the proposed action, including:

  • Air quality
  • Water quality and quantity
  • Wildlife and vegetation, including endangered, threatened, and other special status species
  • Watersheds Floodplains, wetlands, and riparian areas
  • Cultural and Archeological resources
  • Visual resources and scenic values
  • Dark skies
  • Recreation
  • Transportation and traffic
  • Socioeconomic Impacts

It is extremely important that the Forest Service receives as many comments as possible. These comments will be used in preparation of a draft Environmental Assessment by the Forest Service. With NEPA, this is our first opportunity to voice our concerns. So let’s throw in the kitchen sink!

We will see you on Sunday, September 25 at 2pm-4pm at Cady Hall.
 

Coming Up

PARA will have a significant presence at the Patagonia Fall Festival October 7-9. Please plan to visit the booth and look for our “animal ambassador” — the jaguar!

If you’re interested in volunteering for PARA during the festival, we’re looking for booth staffers and folks to inhabit the animal ambassador costume.

For more information contact Nancy Coyote at rollinrhythm@gmail.com.
 

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