32 JANUARY 2024 WorldWide Drilling Resource® Exploration Project Set to Begin in Imperial County Adapted from Information by the Bureau of Land Management In California, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approved SMP Gold Corporation’s request to move forward its mineral exploration project on public lands within the Oro Cruz Pit Area in the Cargo Muchacho Mountains of Imperial County. The BLM is also requiring the company to take appropriate measures to avoid or mitigate conflicts with natural, cultural, and historic resources in the area. The project area is in the Picacho Area of Critical Environmental Concern, which encompasses 183,970 acres of public land and contains important cultural resources and historic properties, including the Tumco historic gold mining district. The area also serves as critical habitat for desert tortoise and a movement corridor for wildlife species, including bighorn sheep and mule deer. “The plan includes important measures to protect the habitat and other essential resources surrounding the project area, such as actions to avoid or mitigate any conflicts with the Mojave desert tortoise,” said Jennifer Whyte, Acting BLM El Centro Field Manager. “BLM is committed to balanced use of public lands, supporting responsible development alongside conservation and resource protection.” The decision allows the company to drill up to 65 holes and temporarily disturb about 20 acres of BLM lands until the project’s completion, about five years after commencement. As part of the project, the company will construct new temporary access roads, improve existing roads, create helicopter landing pads, install drill pads, and create a staging area. Nearly all of the proposed drilling locations are within areas previously disturbed by the American Girl Mining Joint Venture project which ended in 1996. The project will include reclamation and monitoring at each drill site and will not create any new permanent drill sites. EXB Ag Market Summary Hogs bogged down in a trough. Cattle trailed off. Chicken flew up to roost at new heights. Milk was fluid, cheese was firm, and butter churned up and down. Eggs cracked up, then slipped off. Corn popped early, but flaked off through the week. Cotton was soft all week. Peanuts came out of their shells last week and were boiling this week. Beans went down easy, but then rattled up through the end. Why do detectives stand so awkwardly? They always have a gut feeling. Why did the detective bring a pencil to the crime scene? In case he had to draw his own conclusions.
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