West Mojave Plan FEIR/S - Desert Managers Group

This estimate compares with a figure of 100,000 ounces for the year 2000 stated by the Glamis Rand Mining Co. on their web site:www.glamis.com.10 The production figure is based on a rough estimate for the production capacity of the Creal cement plant located on private land 9 miles west ofMojave. The California Portland Cement plant is owned by Taiheiyo Cement and is the fourth largest in California.11 Production figure for Rand Mountain schist (flagstone on BLM land) furnished by Randy Porter, BLM Geologist, Ridgecrest F.O.12 Production of 76 MW off of BLM leases: Sifford, A. & Bloomquist, R.G., 2000, Geothermal electric power production in the United States: asurvey and update for 1995-1999, proceedings World Geothermal Congress 2000, Fig. 8, p. 448.13 Estimate of production from BLM land from Randy Porter, BLM Geologist, Ridgecrest F.O.14 Estimate of bentonite production is from George Diverse, BLM Geologist, Ridgecrest F.O. The bentonite is trucked 220 miles to RiversideCounty where it is used for making roofing tiles.15 Estimate of production from several companies operating in Little Rock Creek for 2002-2006 (mostly private land): Joseph, S.E. et al., 1987,Mineral land classification of the greater Los Angeles area, Calif. Div. of Mines and Geology, Special Report 143, Part V, p. 25.16 Estimate of resources on BLM land (no production): Moyle, R.R. and Cather, E.E., 1992, Mineral classification in the California DesertConservation Area, Open File Report 62-92, prepared to illustrate the variety of potential impacts which could occur should the California DesertAct or similar legislation become law, U.S. Bureau of Mines, Western Field Operations Center, Spokane, WA, p. 57.Chapter 3 3-236