South Railroad Project
PROJECT WEBSITE: South Railroad Mine Project
All dates below are specific to the schedule of the Environmental Review and Permitting processes for this project.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING STATUS
IN PROGRESS
ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING
06/25/2026
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESSES
COMPLETED
SECTOR
Mining
CATEGORY
Project Category
FAST-41 Transparency Projects
LEAD AGENCY
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Description:
Gold Standard Venture’s is proposing to construct, operate and reclaim a new gold and silver mine from which ore would be extracted using conventional surface mining techniques and associated facilities. Ore extraction would occur in 4 open pits; 2 of which would require dewatering and result in the formation of post-mining pit lakes. The proposed mine plan boundary includes 8,548 acres, consisting of a 7,158-acre mining area and 1,390-acre access road area. Of the 8,548 acres, approximately 4,624 acres are on BLM-administered lands and 3,924 acres are on fee simple private lands. In total, 1,770 acres of surface disturbance would occur, with 839 acres of that disturbance on the private land and 931 acres on BLM-administered land. 1,267 acres of the disturbance would be temporary, and 503 acres would be permanent disturbance.
The life of the proposed action is approximately 16.5 years and includes approximately 1.5 years for construction, 10 years for operations, and 5 years for reclamation. Construction is estimated to cost $200 million and employ up to 600 people, and operations would employ approximately 300 full-time employees.
This project is posted in the interest of transparency and response to Executive Order 14241.
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