BLM is accepting public comments on changes to the Cortez Mine in Eureka County
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BLM is accepting public comments on changes to the Cortez Mine in Eureka County
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BLM is accepting public comments on changes to the Cortez Mine in Eureka County
Nevada
Event Coordinator
BLM Nevada Communications
BLM Office:
Event Dates
July 20, 2026
BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management has opened a 30-day public comment period on proposed changes to parts of Nevada Gold Mine LLC's Cortez Mine in Eureka County. Nevada Gold Mines LLC has proposed expanding the Cortez Pit, creating the East and West Airport waste rock facilities, reducing the size of the approved Cortez Waste Rock facility, and modifying support infrastructure for Cortez Pit including haul roads, dewatering and monitoring wells. The project will produce up to 4 million tons of ore and 132 million tons of waste rock.
Additional information, including planning documents, is available at the BLM National NEPA Register .For more information, please contact BLM Planning and Environmental Coordinator Eugene Gilseth at BLM_NV_BMDO_P& [email protected] or 775-374-7698.