Newmont Mining Corporation – Twin Creeks Mine.doc

New Proposed Permits Old Proposed Permits EPA Comments EPA Objections Final Permits Facility List All Documents U.S. EPA Region 9 Electronic Permit Submittal SystemDocument Filer Use Back key in your browser to return Main EPSS Home Air Permit Home Region 9 Home Note: * indicates required field. Updated:01/19/2006Detailed InformationPermitting Authority: NEVADA DEPCounty: HUMBOLDT AFS Plant ID: 32-013- Facility: NEWMONT MINING - TWIN CREEKS MINE *Document Type: Technical Review-----------------------------------------------------------------   CLASS I APPLICATION TECHNICAL REVIEW FOR: Newmont Mining Corporation – Twin Creeks MineGolconda, NevadaMinor Revision to Class I Operating Permit #AP1041-0723  Application Log Number: 06AP0166  BY: STATE OF NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BUREAU OF AIR POLLUTION CONTROL Tobarak Ullah, P.E. Staff Engineer January 18, 2006 1.0 INTRODUCTIONThe permittee (Newmont Mining Corporation – Twin Creeks Mine) has submitted an application requesting Minor Revision to their existing Class I Air Quality Operating Permit #AP1041-0723 on December 7, 2005 to the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air Pollution Control (NDEP-BAPC). Refer to the Technical Review dated December 10, 2003: Currently, the permittee processes metallic mineral ore, which include the following operations: mining, heap leaching, ore handling, crushing and autoclaving, milling, gold recovery, carbon treatment and reactivation, refining and other required support activities. The facility is located north of Interstate 80 between Elko and Winnemucca, Nevada; and approximately 35 miles northeast of Golconda, Nevada. The facility’s legal location is in Sections 12, 13, 24, 25 and 36, Township 39 North, Range 43 East; Sections 4-10, 15-22 and 28-33, Township 39 North, Range 43 East; and Sections 4, 5, 9 and 15, Township 38 North, Range 43 East,