RE: RE: Report
The Important part
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Yuma Field Office
2555 East Gila Ridge Road
Yuma, AZ 85365
www.az.blm.gov
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT For PROPOSED REOPENING OF THE COPPERSTONE MINE AZA-035202 DOI-BLM-AZ-C020-2010-0015-EA The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Yuma Field Office, has analyzed a proposal to reopen the Copperstone Mine. Bonanza Exploration Inc. wants to conduct underground mining and milling operations on active Federal mining claims under their control. The mining authorization will be issued under the authority of 1872 Mining Law and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, as amended (Public Law 94-579) (FLPMA). Applicable regulations for this proposal are contained within 43 CFR 3809 and 43 CFR 3715. The proposed Action and the No Action Alternative are described within the attached Environmental Assessment (EA) No. DOI-BLM-AZ-C020-2010-0015-EA. The EA is tiered to and in conformance with the January 2010 Yuma Field Office Approved Resource Management Plan (ARMP) and Record of Decision (ROD). The above referenced documents may be viewed at the Yuma Field Office during normal business hours. The proposed action will assure that no significant adverse impacts will occur to the human environment in the following areas: Air Quality , Global Warming/Climate Change, Cultural Resources, Hazardous Material, Human Health and Public Safety, Lands & Realty Management, Mineral Resource Management, Native American Religious Concerns, Non-native Invasive Species , Recreation, Surface Protection, Visual Resources, Water Quality - Drinking and Ground, Wildlife, Wild Horse and Burro Management. The proposed action does not significantly affect energy supply, distribution, and/or use and therefore a Statement of Adverse Energy Impact is not required. On the basis of the information contained in the EA, and all other information available to me as is summarized above, it is my determination that the Proposed Action does not constitute a major Federal Action affecting the quality of the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement is unnecessary and will not be prepared.
_s/ Karen Reichhardt for James Shoaff James T. Shoaff
Date October 20, 2010 Yuma Field Manage