The Bureau of Land Management has approved
Utah’s only cyanide heap-leach mine, but not without strong objections
from Goshute officials who say the review process ignored tribal
interests in wildlife, groundwater and cultural resources.
Over its nine-year life, the Kiewit Mine
is expected to process 2.3 million tons of silver- and gold-bearing ore
in the historic Gold Hill Mining District in the remote southwestern
corner of Tooele County. For leaching, ore is piled high and doused with
a cyanide solution that draws out precious metals.
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