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Alaska Department of Natural Resources

Division of Mining, Land and Water
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Division of Mining, Land and Water

Nanuuk (Rock Creek) Mine Archive

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Financial Assurance

None at this time.

Permits and Approvals

Rock Creek Mine Reclamation Plan Approval (F20129578), February 2012 PDF State Agency Response to Comments on Approval F20129578, February 2012 PDF DNR Reclamation Plan Approval Extension letter dated December 15, 2011 PDF DNR Reclamation Plan Approval Extension letter dated August 10, 2010 PDF DNR Reclamation Plan Approval (F20069578), August 9, 2006 PDF
Request to Appeal DNR Reclamation Plan Approval, August 29, 2006 PDF DNR Letter granting Appeal Request and denying Stay, September 1, 2006 PDF DNR Review and Denial of Appeal Request, October 5, 2006 PDF
DNR Title 41 Fish Habitat Permit, August 9, 2006 PDF DNR Certificate of Approval to Construct a Dam, February 10, 2012 PDF DNR / ACMP Final Consistency Response, July 31, 2006 PDF DEC Land Application Permit (2010-DB0011), August 6, 2010 PDF
DEC Response to Comments Document for Permit 2010DB011 PDF
DEC APDES Permit No. AK0053627 (issued 6/24/11) PDF
Permit Fact Sheet PDF Response to Comments PDF
DEC Waste Management Permit (2003-DB0051) (issued 8/9/06) PDF DEC 401 Certificate of Reasonable Assurance (POA-2006-742-4) Amended (issued 8/18/06) PDF Request for Informal Review and Stay of DEC Waste Management Permit 2004-DB0051, and Certificate of Reasonable Assurance (dated 8/24/06) PDF DEC Informal Review Decision (dated 9/29/06) PDF DEC Informal Review Decision Addendum (dated 10/4/06) PDF DEC Air Quality Control Minor Permit (AQ0978MSS02) (revises Permit No. AQ0978MSS01) (issued 7/23/07) PDF
DEC Air Quality Control Minor Permit (AQ0978MSS01) (issued 12/22/06) PDF DEC Air Permit Comment Response (dated 12/22/06) PDF DEC Air Permit Final Technical Analysis Report (dated 12/22/06) PDF

Annual Reports and Meetings

2013

Rock Creek and Big Hurrah Mines 2013 Annual Report PDF

2012

Rock Creek and Big Hurrah Mines 2012 Annual Report PDF
Appendix B: Recycle Water Pond Flow Data PDF Appendix C: Injection Rate Tables PDF Appendix D: Sump Flow Data PDF Appendix E: Water Treatment Plant Flow Data PDF

2011

Rock Creek and Big Hurrah Mines 2011 Annual Report PDF
Appendix A: Water Chemistry Graphs PDF Appendix B: Recycle Water Pond Flow Data PDF Appendix C: Injection Rate Tables PDF Appendix D: Sump Flow Data PDF Appendix E: Water Treatment Plant Flow Data PDF

2010

NovaGold 2010 PowerPoint Presentation PDF Rock Creek and Big Hurrah Mines 2010 Annual Report PDF
Appendix A: Water Chemistry Data PDF Appendix B: Recycle Water Pond Flow Data PDF Appendix C: Injection Rate Data PDF Appendix D: Sump Flow Data PDF Appendix E: Water Treatment Plant Flow Data PDF

2009

Rock Creek Mine in Temporary Closure status, no annual meeting held.

Rock Creek and Big Hurrah Mines 2009 Annual Report PDF
Appendix A: Water Chemistry Data PDF Appendix B: Recycle Water Pond Flow Data PDF Appendix C: Water Treatment Plant Process Flow Data PDF Appendix D: Sump Flow Data PDF Appendix E: Water Treatment Plant Flow Data PDF

2008

NovaGold 2008 PowerPoint Presentation PDF Rock Creek and Big Hurrah Mines 2008 Annual Report PDF

2007

Rock Creek and Big Hurrah Mines 2007 Annual Report PDF
Appendix A: Figures PDF Appendix B: Surface Water Monitoring at Rock Creek PDF Appendix C: Surface Water Monitoring at Big Hurrah PDF Appendix D: Baseline Groundwater Monitoring at Rock Creek PDF Appendix E: Baseline Groundwater Monitoring at Big Hurrah PDF Appendix F: Geochemical Monitoring of Dev. Rock and Ore at Rock Creek PDF

2006

Rock Creek 2006 Annual Report PDF

Other Supporting Documents

Draft Reclamation Plan Approval Public Comment, January 5, 2012

Public Notice PDF Draft Rock Creek Mine Reclamation Plan Approval (F20129578) PDF Rock Creek Mine Reclamation and Closure Plan Final (Oct 2011) PDF
Figures PDF Errata PDF Supplement to Phase 1 Construction PDF
Rock Creek Mine Revised Closure Cost Estimate PDF State Agency Response to Comments on the Draft Reclamation Plan Approval (F20129578) for the Rock Creek Mine, February 3, 2012 PDF State Agency Response to Comments on 2006 Draft Authorizations, August 9, 2006 PDF
Letters of Support PDF Letters of Concern PDF

Plan of Operations

Volume 1: Project Description PDF Volume 2: Environmental Information Document (EID) PDF
Rock Creek Wetlands PDF Big Hurrah Wetlands PDF Avian Survey PDF Climate Data Technical Memo PDF Rock Creek Ambient Air Report 2004 PDF PM10 Air Monitoring 2004-2005 PDF Rock Creek Topsoil PDF Rock Creek Project Seismic Hazard Report PDF Groundwater Databases PDF Rock Creek Mine Socio-Economics PDF Visual Impacts PDF

Volume 3: Waste Management Plans

(Solid) Waste Management Plan PDF Inert Waste Disposal (Landfill) Operations Plan PDF Tailings Storage Facility Operations and Maintenance Manual PDF Big Hurrah Development Rock Handling Plan PDF Hazardous Materials Plan PDF
Volume 4: Reclamation Plan and Cost Estimate PDF Volume 5: Water Management Reports PDF Volume 6: Thermal and Seepage Evaluation PDF Volume 7: Monitoring Plan PDF Volume 8: Geochemistry and Groundwater Report PDF

2011 APDES Permit Public Notice

Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) Public Notice PDF Draft Permit AK0053627-1 PDF Fact Sheet PDF

2006 Public Notice for Review and Comment on Draft Project Authorizations

Public Notice PDF Draft Reclamation Plan Approval PDF Fish Habitat Permit Application for Big Hurrah Creek Mine PDF Temporary Water Use Permit Applications for Rock Creek (4) PDF Temporary Water Use Permit Application for Big Hurrah (2) PDF Draft Waste Management Permit (2003-DB0051) PDF Waste Management Permit Application PDF Stream Reclassification Permit Application for Rock Creek and Lindblom Creek PDF Injection Well Permit Application for Rock Creek and Big Hurrah PDF Injection Well Permit Application Appendices PDF

2006 ADEC Public Notice for the proposed Rock Creek Air Quality Control Minor Permit

Public Notice PDF Preliminary Air Quality Minor Permit No. AQ0978MSS01 PDF Technical Analysis Report PDF

Public Notice for Department of the Army Section 404 Permit

ACOE 404 Permit Application PDF

Contact

Carolyn Curley
Geologist
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Large Mine Permitting Team
Phone: (907) 451-2795
Fax: (907) 451-2703
Email Carolyn Curley

Mail or Visit at: 3700 Airport Way
Fairbanks, AK 99709-4699

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