Draft Environmental Impact Statement Available for Midway’s Pan Gold Project,

White Pine County, Nevada

DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Midway Gold Corp. (“Midway” or the “Company”) announces that the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Pan Project is available for public comment as published by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the federal register. The DEIS provides an analysis of environmental, social and economic impacts of the proposed mine plan and possible alternatives. The public is invited to submit comments on the Pan Project during a 45-day comment period ending May 6, 2013. The BLM will then address these comments prior to approving the Final EIS and to awarding a Record of Decision.

“Completion of the Draft EIS marks a significant milestone in our efforts toward making the Pan Mine a reality,” said Ken Brunk, Midway’s President & CEO. “We have come a long way toward bringing the Pan Project into production and we look forward to achieving the remaining milestones on the road to our final permits. We invite you to support Pan’s progress by submitting your comments and we look forward to reading them.”

What is NEPA?

The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for our Pan Project is required under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). According to “A Citizen’s Guide to NEPA,” the federal government‘s official handbook states:

“The environmental review process under NEPA provides an opportunity for you to be involved in the Federal agency decision making process … NEPA requires Federal agencies to consider environmental effects that include, among others, impacts on social, cultural, and economic resources, as well as natural resources. Citizens often have valuable information about places and resources that they value and the potential environmental, social, and economic effects that proposed federal actions may have on those places and resources. NEPA‘s requirements provide you the means to work with the agencies so they can take your information into account.”

What is an EIS?

The Pan project is on federal land and NEPA requires the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to analyze potential environmental consequences of the planned project and any reasonable alternatives. An EIS is the analysis of how the proposed project, and possible alternatives, will impact the environment. It proposes mitigation measures for …read more
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