The BLM Invites Public Commentary Regarding Southern Empire’s Oro Cruz Project
Southern Empire Resources Corp. (Southern Empire)(TSXV:SMP)(Frankfurt:5RE)(OTCQB:SMPEF) announces that the United States Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management ("BLM") has issued a news release and published other requisite documents related to permitting of Southern Empire's proposed surface exploration activities at its Oro Cruz Project in Imperial County, California
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / November 17, 2022 / Southern Empire Resources Corp. (Southern Empire)(TSXV:SMP)(Frankfurt:5RE)(OTCQB:SMPEF) announces that the United States Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management ("BLM") has issued a news release and published other requisite documents related to permitting of Southern Empire's proposed surface exploration activities at its Oro Cruz Project in Imperial County, California.
Please refer to the BLM's news release of November 16, 2022, which officially notifies the public that the BLM is now seeking public input and commentary concerning Southern Empire's proposed surface exploration plans as set forth in a Plan of Operations (the "Plan") that was deemed, by the BLM, to be administratively and technically complete and consistent with U.S. federal regulations.
The Plan proposes specific surface mineral exploration activities, disturbing only up to 8.3 hectares (20.5 acres) within an approximately 253-hectare (approximately 626 acres) portion of the Oro Cruz property located within the 184,500-acre Picacho Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) in Imperial County. All proposed exploration activities are to be conducted so as to avoid unnecessary and undue degradation of public lands and resources.
Figure 1: Where the Oro Cruz Project sits in the NEPA Process
