Alaska Online Public Notices #APMA F20239783 AMD1

Alaska DNR review of Estrella Mine placer-mining permit amendment

This Alaska DNR notice concerns an amendment to a placer-mining permit application at the Estrella Mine, not a purchase of goods or services. - Government buyer: State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Mining, Land and Water; the application identifies DNR’s Water Resources Section. - Applicant/operator: Steven Gavora. No OEMs, commercial vendors, or suppliers are identified. - Proposed activity: placer mining and reclamation at Estrella Mine on Fairbanks Creek in the Fairbanks Mining District, near Fox, Alaska. - The amendment requests permission to construct a 20-by-20-foot water-entrapment pit in the creek for water intake and mining operations. - The application identifies an excavator and pump for in-stream activity and Fairbanks Creek as the water source. - The notice also describes possible cross-country travel on state lands outside mining locations. - No products, quantities, or part numbers are specified. This is a regulatory permit review and public-comment notice, not a procurement solicitation.

Description

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources is reviewing an amendment to a Miscellaneous Land Use Permit application for mechanical placer mining and reclamation on state lands near Fox in the Fairbanks Mining District. The applicant, Steven Gavora, proposes to create a water entrapment pond for water withdrawal at the Estrella Mine on Fairbanks Creek. The application also concerns possible authorization for cross-country travel on state lands outside state mining locations; other state land use may be adjudicated separately. The notice states that the activity may be modified during review and that any authorization may include stipulations.

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