Ruby Hill Mine Expansion East Archimedes Project Battle Mountain District

Homestake Mining Company of California (Homestake), a wholly owned subsidiary of Barrick Gold Corporation, has submitted the Plan of Operations Amendment (Plan) for the Ruby Hill Mine Expansion - East Archimedes Project (Project) to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Battle Mountain Field Office. The Plan would expand the current Ruby Hill Mine, which is situated within the historic Eureka Mining District in Eureka County, Nevada, approximately 0.7 miles northwest of Eureka, Nevada ... Actions associated with the Project consist of the following: expansion of the open pit and pit activity area, West and East waste rock disposal areas, existing heap leach pad, and perimeter fence; development of dewatering facilities and soil borrow area; construction of a new haul road, lime silo, storm water event pond at the heap leach facility, and growth media stockpiles; and realignment of a power line segment and an access road segment. The Project will extend the mine life by approximately 7 years, followed by an estimated additional 2 years for final reclamation.