Donlin Gold Project, environmental impact statement, final scoping report
Submitted to: US Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District
; prepared by URS Alaska, LLC.
JBER, AK : CEPOA-RD, [2013]
Appendix E, Public scoping comments.
The Final scoping report is part of Appendix B to:
Donlin Gold Project, draft environmental impact statement / US Army Corps of Engineers.
Publisher: JBER, AK : CEPOA-RD, [2015]
Appendices E and F of the Final scoping report were not published in print. (There are "placeholder" pages for those appendices in Volume 7, which is the volume containing Appendices A and B of the full Draft EIS). These two appendices are available only in digital format, and appear on the Donlin Gold Project EIS background documents webpage as .zip files (190.8 MB and 15.7 MB in size). They do not appear on the DVD version.
ARLIS has made these appendices available as .pdf files on its website. The complete text of volume 7 (minus these two appendices) is available on ARLIS's Draft environmental impact statement webpage. Due to the number of component documents, Appendices E and F are available on separate webpages. Appendix E appears on this page, while Appendix F is on another page.
| Meeting Location | Date |
| Akiak | January 31, 2013 |
| Anchorage | January 22, 2013 |
| Aniak | January 15, 2013 |
| Bethel | January 14, 2013 |
| Crooked Creek | January 16, 2013 |
| Emmonak | March 14, 2013 |
| Holy Cross | March 20, 2013 |
| Hooper Bay | February 26, 2013 |
| Kipnuk | March 22, 2013 |
| McGrath | February 15, 2013 |
| Nunapitchuk | January 30, 2013 |
| Quinhagak | February 28, 2013 |
| St. Mary's | March 13, 2013 |
| Toksook | February 27, 2013 |
| Agency | Date |
| AVCP | January 28, 2013 |
| Kuskokwim River Watershed Council (KRWC) Representatives | January 29, 2013 |
| Orutsarmiut Native Council (ONC) Representatives | January 28, 2013 |
| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) | January 29, 2013 |
| Agency | Notes |
| Alaska Miners Association (AMA) | |
| Alaska State Chamber of Commerce | |
| Alaska Professional Hunters Association (APHA) | |
| Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP), Cultural and Environmental Sciences | |
| Borell Consulting Services LLC | |
| Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Anchorage Field Office, Anchorage, Alaska | |
| Calista Corporation | |
| Center for Science in Public Participation Email messages from David Chambers to Don P. Kuhle (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), March 29, 2013 | |
| Georgetown Tribal Council, Native Village of Georgetown | This document contains the following:
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| Center for Water Advocacy | Submitted on behalf of:
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| Chuathbaluk Traditional Council | Submitted on behalf of: Native Village of Chauthbaluk by the Chauthbaluk Traditional Council |
| Donlin Gold LLC | Comment letter from Stan Foo, President & General Manager of Donlin Gold, to Don Kuhle, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. March 29, 2013 |
| Donlin Gold Working Group (DGWG) | |
| Earthjustice | Submitted on
behalf of:
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| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 10 | |
| Georgetown Tribal Council, Native Village of Georgetown | This document contains the following:
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| Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. | |
| Knik Tribal Council | |
| Kuskokwim River Watershed Council (KRWC) | |
| Kwethluk Incorporated | |
| Millrock Resources | |
| NANA Regional Corporation, Inc. | |
| Native Village of Napaimute | |
| Perrin's Rainy Pass Lodge, LLC. | |
| Port of Bethel | From Peter A. Williams, Port Director |
| Resisting Environmental Destruction on Indigenous Lands (REDOIL) | |
| Resource Development Council for Alaska, Inc. (RDC) | Testimony of Marleanna Hall, Projects Coordinator, Resource Development Council Donlin Gold EIS Scoping Meeting. Tuesday, January 22, 2013, Anchorage, Alaska |
| Resource Development Council for Alaska, Inc. (RDC) | Comments submitted by Marleanna Hall, Projects Coordinator |
| Taiga Resources Conservation | |
| U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage Fish and Wildlife Field Office | |
| Village of Lower Kalskag Tribe | |
| Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation |
| Contents | Notes |
| List of Contents | |
| Donlin Newsletters | Donlin Creek Project updates and Donlin newsletters, 2005-2013. File size: 68 MB |
| Newsletter Distribution Information | |
| Donlin Gold Project Summary | Donlin Gold Project Description Booklet (2012). Text in English |
| Donlin Creek Mine: Caliarkam Tangrruarutii | Donlin Project Description Booklet (2008). Text in Yup'ik |
| Donlin Gold Website Screenshots | PDF from website |
| Planning Your Future: Jobs With Donlin Gold | Donlin Gold Jobs Booklet (2012) |
| Agency / Person Responsible | Title / Notes |
| Alaska's Big Village Network ; Alaska Community Action on Toxins ; Alaskans for Responsible Mining ; Alaska Inter-Tribal Council ; Cook Inletkeeper ; Earthworks Action ; Ground Truth Trekking ; Southeast Alaska Conservation Council ; Newtok Traditional Council ; Northern Alaska Envrionmental Center ; The Center for Water Advocacy | Correspondence to Michelle Bonnet, Director, Division of Water, Department of Environmental Conservation |
| Bethel City Council | City of Bethel, Alaska, Resolution #12-12: A Resolution by the Bethel City Council Requesting Special Consideration of Mercury Management for Mining Operations Along the Kuskokwim River Watershed |
| Bonnet, Michelle (Director, Division of Water, Department of Environmental Conservation) | Correspondence to Pete Dronkers, Director, Clean Water & Mining Program, Northern Alaska Environmental Center |
| Booz Allen & Hamilton, Inc. -- For U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 | Draft - Mercury Mass Balance and Emissions Factor Estimates for Gold Ore Processing Facilities. January 14, 2001 |
| Chambers, David M. | A Position Paper on Perpetual Water Treatment for Mines. Center for Science in Public Participation. June 2007 |
| Council on Envrionmental Quality, Executive Office of the President | Environmental Justice: Guidance Under the National Environmental Policy Act. December 10, 1997 |
| Dronkers, Pete (Northern Alaska Environmental Center) | Correspondence to Ms. Lynn Tomich Kent, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation |
| Eckley, C.S. ; Gustin, M. ; Marsik, F. ; Miller, M.B. | Measurement of Surface Mercury Fluxes at Active Industrial Gold Mines in Nevada (USA). In: Science of the Total Environment, vol. 409 (2011), pages 514-522. ARLIS is not posting this journal article online due to copyright restrictions. |
| Ecology and Environment, Inc. -- For U.S. Department of [the] Interior, Bureau of Land Management | Draft Remedial Investigation Report, Red Devil Mine, Alaska. March 2012 |
| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants : Gold Mine Ore Processing and Production Area Source Category; and Addition to Source Category List for Standards. Final rule, February 17, 2011. In: Federal Register, vol. 76, no. 33 (February 17, 2011), pages 9450-9489. |
| National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Gold Mine Ore Processing and Production Area Source Category and Addition to Source Category List for Standards. Proposed rule, April 28, 2010. In: Federal Register, vol. 75, no. 81 (April 28, 2010), pages 22470- 22496. | |
| Ore Mining and Dressing Point Source Category Effluent Limitations Guidelines and New Source Performance Standards. In: Federal Register, vol. 47 (December 3, 1982), pages 54598-54621. | |
| Technical Fact Sheet on Mercury | |
| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Climate Change Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs | Technical Support Document for Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. December 7, 2009 |
| Envrionmental Protection Agency (EPA), Pacific Southwest, Region 9 | Carson River Mercury Site (PDF of webpage) |
| Fall, James A. ; Caylor, David ; Coffing, Michael ; Davis, Brian L. ; Georgette, Susan ; Wheeler, Polly | Alaska Subsistence Fisheries 1999 Annual Report. Alaska Department of Fish and Game. (Technical paper ; no. 300) |
| Joint Munitions Command | Information Sheet : HWAD Mercury Consolidation Project. July 29, 2010 |
| Matz, Angela -- For Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office | Mercury, Arsenic, and Antimony in Aquatic Biota from the Middle Kuskokwim River Region, Alaska, 2010-2011: Interim Report. November 29, 2012 |
| Miller, Matthieu B. ; Gustin, Mae S. | Testing and Modeling the Influence of Reclamation and Control Methods for Reducing Non-point Mercury Emissions Associated with Industrial Open Pit Gold Mines. In: Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, vol. 12 (March 2013). ARLIS is not posting this journal article online due to copyright restrictions. |
| Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air Pollution Control (NDEP) | In the Matter of: Queenstake Resources USA, Inc. -- Jerritt Canyon Mine, Elko County, Nevada (FIN A00004) : Notice of Findings and Order No. 2008-13 |
| Oak Ridge National Laboratory -- For U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Environmental Management | U.S. Department of Energy Interim Guidance on Packaging, Transportation, Receipt, Management, and Long-Term Storage of Elemental Mercury |
| President of the United States of America | Executive Order 12898. In: Federal Register, vol. 59, no. 32 (February 16, 1994) |
| Presidential Memorandum : Executive Order 12898 | |
| Resisting Environmental Destruction On Indigenous Lands (REDOIL) ; Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT) | Mining and Toxic Metals: A Case Study of the Proposed Donlin Creek Mine |
| Stillwater Mining Company, Northern Plains Resource Council, Cottonwood Resource Council, Stillwater Protective Association | Good Neighbor Agreement Between Stillwater Mining Company and Northern Plains Resource Council, Cottonwood Resource Council, Stillwater Protective Association. Amended November 11, 2009 |
| U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) | Controlling Mercury Hazards in Gold Mining: A Best Practices Toolbox. Draft September 1997 |
| Utah Department of Health and Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) | Utah Waterfowl Advisories (this link displays a screenshot of the first page of the website in PDF format). This resource was used as supporting documentation by the perparers of the draft environmental impact statement.To consult this resource further, go to http://waterfowladvisories.utah.gov/ (note that the current display differs from the earlier screenshot). |
| Williams, David R. | Climate Change - Extreme Conditions: Do Plans of Operations Need to Include an Ark? 20th Annual Mine Design, Operations & Closure Conference April 29 - May 3, 2012. Bureau of Land Management, Butte, MT |