From:   Chuck French/RTP/USEPA/US      

                                                                                             

  To:     "King, Heidi R." <Heidi_R._King@omb.eop.gov>                                     

                                                                                             

  Cc:     Amy Branning/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Paula VanLare/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Sharon

Nizich/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Steve Fruh/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Wendy

Blake/DC/USEPA/US@EPA                                                     

                                                                                             

  Date:      04/12/2010 04:51 PM                                                              

                                                                                             

  Subject: RE: Interagency comments under EO 12866 on the Gold Ore Processing

NESHAP Draft NPRM                   

                                                                                             

Hi Heidi,

         Attached is a list of the 23 gold mines in the U.S. that we believe will

be subject to the MACT based on our data.  Also attached is a list of the 7

facilities that we estimate will need the most reductions.

Let me know if you have questions.

Thanks.

Chuck

(See attached file: Table‐location‐of‐gold‐mines‐4‐12‐2010.xls)(See

attached file: Locations of Impacted Gold Mine Facilities.doc)
Newmont Phoenix BATTLE NV

Table 1. List of Gold Mine Ore Processing and Production Facilities (draft - 4/12/10). 

Company and Facility name Nearest City State

Queenstake - Jerritt Canyon Mine ELKO NV

Newmont Mining Corp. - Gold Quarry CARLIN NVBarrick Goldstrike Mines ELKO NVNewmont Mining Corp. - Twin Creeks Mine GOLCONDA NVNewmont Mining Corp. - Lone Tree Mine VALMY NVBarrick Gold Corp. - Cortez Gold Mines CRESCENT VALLEY NVMarigold Mining Company - Marigold Mine (Glamis) VALMY NVFlorida Canyon Mining - Florida Canyon Mine IMLAY NVBarrick - Bald Mountain Mine ELKO NVBarrick - Homestake Mining - Ruby Hill Proj. EUREKA NV

Barrick and Kinross - Round Mt. Gold - Smoky Valley Common Op ROUND MOUNTAIN NV

Coeur D'Alene Corp. - Coeur Rochester Mine LOVELOCK NVNewmont Mining Corp. - Midas Operations MIDAS NVKennecott - Denton-Rawhide Mine FALLON NV

Newmont Mining Corp. - Phoenix Min . e BATTLE MOUNTAIN MOUNTAIN NV

Kinross - Fort Knox Mine FAIRBANKS AKKennecott Greens Creek Mining Company JUNEAU AKPogo Mine - Teck-Pogo, Inc DELTA AKBarrick - Golden Sunlight Mines, Inc WHITEHALL MTMontana Tunnels Mining, Inc. JEFFERSON CTY MTWestern Mesquite Mines, Inc. - Mesquite Mine BRAWLEY CA

Kinross - Echo Bay Minerals - Kettle River KETTLE RIVER WA

Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mining Company VICTOR CO
Names and Locations of Gold Mine Facilities that we estimate will need the most reductions (draft 

No. Company Name Facility Name 

Facility Location (nearest city) 

State Esti

red

1 Newmont Mining Corporation Twin Creeks Golconda NV 2 Barrick Gold Corporation 

Bald Mountain / Huntington Valley Elko 

NV

3 Newmont Mining Corporation Lone Tree Valmy NV 4 Newmont Mining Corporation Gold Quarry Carlin NV 5 

Queenstake Resources USA, Inc. Jerritt Canyon Elko 

NV

6 Barrick Gold Corporation Goldstrike Elko NV 7 Jipangu Inc. Florida Canyon Imlay NV