REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
January 28, 2025
FROM
MARK WARDLAW, Director, Land Use Services Department
SUBJECT
Title E
Non-Financial Memorandum of Understanding with the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, for the Castle Mountain Mine Expansion Project
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve non-financial Memorandum of Understanding with the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, for the preparation of a joint environmental document for the Castle Mountain Mine expansion project, effective January 14, 2025, and continuing until a final determination of the project entitlements, project withdraw, or upon termination by either party, whichever date occurs first.
(Presenter: Mark Wardlaw, Director, 387-4431)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Promote the Countywide Vision.
Create, Maintain and Grow Jobs and Economic Value in the County.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with other Agencies.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). All costs of processing the project application associated with the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) are paid by Castle Mountain Ventures (Applicant).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
the Applicant submitted an application with the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), for an amendment to the Castle Mountain Mine (CMM) Plan of Operation to expand its open-pit gold mining operation (CMM Phase 2 Expansion) on 1,360 acres of federal managed lands. BLM regulates federal lands pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and evaluates land use proposal pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1959 (NEPA). In conjunction with the CMM Phase 2 Expansion application, the Applicant submitted an application wi...
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