Is there “gold in them thar hills”?  State agencies to meet about proposed gold mine

MALHEUR COUNTY – (News Release from Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries) State agencies will meet by teleconference May 25 on a proposed chemical process gold mine in Malheur County.  

The Technical Review Team (TRT) Water Resources Subcommittee will meet by teleconference on Wednesday May 25, 2022 from 2:00 p.m. to 4 p.m. PST.  

The public notices and related documents are available at: https://www.oregongeology.org/mlrr/chemicalprocess_Calico-GrassyMtn.htm  

The public and media may listen to the meetings by joining the Zoom Meeting online, or by phone. Due to COVID-19 safety restrictions, there will not be an in-person location to attend this meeting. For online meeting details and call-in instructions, see the meeting agendas. For further information, contact the DOGAMI Albany office at (541) 967-2083 or email: mlrr.info@oregon.gov.  

The TRT Water Resources Subcommittee is an inter-disciplinary team of state agencies that reviews water resource information and concerns related to a proposed mine during all phases of the application process, and ultimately develops water resource-related consolidated permit conditions that conform to Oregon regulations.  

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