Public Notice: Notice of Request for a Permit and Hearing Filing Information Before the Wyoming Industrial Siting Council Docket Number DEQ/ISC 22-07

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Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

Public Notice: Notice of Request for a Permit and Hearing Filing Information Before the Wyoming Industrial Siting Council Docket Number DEQ/ISC 22-07

Pursuant to provisions of the Wyoming Industrial Development Information and Siting Act and Siting Rules and Regulations, Notice is hereby given that U.S. Gold Corp has filed an application for the construction and operation of the CK Gold Project (Project).  The Project will be constructed on all private and state land leases in Laramie County. The Project is for a copper, gold, and silver mine.  The applicant proposes an 18-month construction period beginning in the first quarter of 2024 with commercial operation in the third quarter of 2025.  U.S. Gold Corp estimates an 18-month average workforce of 169 with a peak of 349 in June 2023.

The public may review a copy of the Permit Application at the Laramie County Clerk’s Office, 309 W 20th St, Cheyenne, WY 82001, at the Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave, Cheyenne, WY 82001, at the City of Cheyenne Clerk’s Office, 2101 O’Neil Ave, Cheyenne, WY 82001, at the Albany County Clerk’s Office, 525 Grand Ave, Suite 202, Laramie, WY 82070, at the City of Laramie Clerk’s Office, 406 E Ivinson Ave, Laramie, WY 82070, at the Wyoming State Library, 2800 Central Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82001, or at the web page of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality,

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Notice of Hearing

Pursuant to W. S. 16-3-107, Notice is hereby given that the Wyoming Industrial Siting Council will conduct a contested case hearing on the Application for a Permit, contingent on the issuance of a final opinion of the quantity of water available from the State Engineer, for the CK Gold Project beginning at 8:00 AM on May 10, 2023 and continuing as necessary.  The hearing will be held at the Center for Conferences and Institutes, UP Centennial Room (CCI 129/130) on the Laramie County Community College Campus in Cheyenne, WY.  The Council will consider the applicant’s request for a Permit pursuant to the provisions of the Industrial Development Information and Siting Act (W. S. 35-12-101 et. seq.) and the Rules and Regulations adopted thereunder.  Persons eligible pursuant to W. S. 35-12-111 and wishing to participate must notify the Industrial Siting Council in writing by April 20, 2023 and participate in the pre-hearing meeting on April 24, 2023 beginning at 10 AM and continuing as necessary.  Persons desiring to make a limited appearance statement only may submit a written statement as provided by W. S. 35-12-111(c). 

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Dated this 21st day of February, 2023

Industrial Siting Division, Department of Environmental Quality 200 West 17th Street, 4th Floor Cheyenne, Wyoming, 82002 Telephone: (307) 777-7369 Fax: (307) 777-5973 Email: christopher.toalson@wyo.gov