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Alaska DNR Permit Review for Mechanical Placer Mining at Double Eagle Mine (Fourtymile District)

This opportunity involves the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reviewing a permit application for mechanical placer mining at the Double Eagle Mine in the Fourtymile Mining District near Chicken, Alaska. - Government Buyer: - Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining, Land & Water - Applicants/Vendors: - Double Eagle Mining LLC - Geotech Mining Services LLC - OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers): - Caterpillar (Cat) - Komatsu - John Deere - Products/Equipment Requested: - Cat 330 BL Excavator (1 unit) - Komatsu PC 360 Excavator (1 unit) - 60 Yard per hour trommel (2 units) - Cat 950H Loader (2 units) - John Deere 644K Loader (1 unit) - Cat 40 Ton dump truck (2 units) - Cat D6m Bulldozer (1 unit) - 50-70 KW Generator (2 units) - Services Requested: - Mechanical placer mining operations (including excavation, material handling, and gold recovery) - Reclamation services (restoration of mined land, erosion control, revegetation) - Water management (construction/maintenance of settling and recycling ponds, water withdrawal from Confederate Creek) - Fuel storage and spill prevention (implementation of fuel handling and spill prevention plans) - Notable Requirements: - Compliance with state and federal mining and environmental regulations - Bonding for reclamation - Specific water and fuel management plans - Progressive reclamation of up to 20 acres over the permit period - Use of existing and temporary camp facilities for 8-10 workers - Place of Performance: - Fourtymile Mining District, Confederate Creek, Chicken Ridge Trail, and associated mining claims near Chicken, Alaska

Description

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources has received a Multi-Agency Application for Permits to Mine in Alaska (APMA) for Mechanical Placer Mining in the Fourtymile Mining District near Chicken, Alaska. The application is for the Double Eagle Mine project located at Confederate Creek, involving mechanical placer mining activities. The proposed operation is planned to start upon authorization issuance and continue until December 31, 2035, unless extended. Public comments are invited until May 11, 2026, to inform the review and adjudication of the Plan of Operations Approval and reclamation approval on state lands.

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