Manh Choh Archive

PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT PERIOD:
February 10, 2023 through March 13, 2023

Manh Choh Project Submissions and Draft State Decisions

On February 10, 2023, the State of Alaska released the following submissions and draft state decisions relating to the Manh Choh Project (Project) for requested state authorizations associated with proposed mining operations.

• Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Mining, Land and Water, has prepared draft Reclamation Plan Approval (F20232626RPA).
• Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has prepared draft Waste Management Permit No. 2023DB0001 for management and disposal of waste rock and water at the Project site.

Peak Gold LLC proposes developing an open pit gold mine approximately 10 miles south of Tok, Alaska, in the Upper Tanana Athabascan Village of Tetlin (Tetlin). The mine site, Manh Choh Project (Project), is located on top of a group of low hills in the northern part of a lease between Tetlin and Peak Gold LLC and would be accessible from the Alaska Highway, on the approximately 5-mile Tetlin Village Road "Manh Choh (Twin Road)," and the approximately 9-mile Project access road "Manh Choh (Site Road)," both on Tetlin Land. Peak Gold LLC estimates that the Project will require less than a year of construction, followed by an active mine life of approximately 4.5 years. Mining will be conducted by conventional truck and shovel operation, year-round, seven days per week, twenty-four hours a day. Peak Gold began constructing the Twin Road and Site Road for the Project in 2022 supporting commencement of mining in 2023.

Support Documents Associated with the Public Review and Comment Period

1. Manh Choh Project Support Document for the Waste Management Permit and Plan Operations Revision 1 (January 2023) PDF
2. Manh Choh Project Solid Waste Management Plan Revision 1 (January 2023) PDF
3. Manh Choh Project Geochemical Characterization Report Revision 1 (November 2022) PDF
4. Manh Choh Project Monitoring Plan Revision 1 (November 2022) PDF
5. Manh Choh Project Reclamation and Closure Plan Revision 1 (January 2023) PDF

Hardcopies are also available for review at the following locations:

How to Comment

The public comment period has been set at 32 days. A standard comment period lasts for 30 days. You can comment online or in writing. Comment deadline is Monday, March 13, 2023 at 5:00 PM AKST.

Send written comments by mail, email or fax to:

Manh Choh Comments
Ashlee Adoko, Large Project Coordinator
DNR / Office of Project Management & Permitting
550 West 7th avenue, Suite 1430
Anchorage, AK 99501-3561
Tel: (907) 269-8732 Fax: (907) 269-5673
Email

Comment online on the DEC's Public Notices Portal.

Information on how to comment can also be found in the newspaper Fairbanks Daily News Miner display ad posted Friday February 10, 2023 and Saturday, February 11, 2023 or online at the State of Alaska Online Public Notices Portal.