The DR and Final EIS were copied to the project folder on October 23.
BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning said in the October 26 news release that responsible development of critical minerals is central to the clean energy transition, adding that the BLM is leading the way with efficient and collaborative permitting processes as it builds a sustainable supply chain to power a clean energy future.
When did they put that up for a vote?
They didn’t. They’re cramming it down our throats while sabotaging traditional energy sources that are clean, dependable and affordable.
They don’t believe in consent of the governed. Rather, they believe in big, bloated, overreaching, iron-fisted, authoritarian government.
A twist in the story, since the Draft EA was put out for review, is that Nevada Vanadium purchased Fish Creek Ranch, the source of water for the mine, for $4.2 million.
Livestock and hay were sold.
Fish Creek Ranch was a base property with grazing preference on the Fish Creek Ranch Allotment.
The permittee was Bench Creek Ranch.
A Rangeland Management Specialist with the Battle Mountain District indicated last week that that they had not been notified of the sale and that the permit was on hold until they could get further information.
The Allotment Master Report puts Fish Creek Ranch in the Improve category, with 4,815 active AUMs on 289,292 public acres.
The allotment overlaps the Fish Creek HMA.
RELATED: Water for Vanadium Mine to Be Supplied by Fish Creek Ranch.
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