Shasta Builders Exchange Hosts 3M & The Moody Flats Quarry Sponsored by the Economic Development Corporation, a presentation on the Moody Flats Quarry was given at the Shasta Builders’ Exchange on Thursday, November 6, 2014. Members of the EDC, Shasta Builders’ Exchange, the Redding Chamber of Commerce, Shasta Lake Chamber of Commerce, Shasta Association of Realtors, and Shasta Voices were in attendance, along with community members representing homeowners / property owners in the area of the proposed quarry. The presentation provided an overview of the project and was led by John Lowrey and Brent Cochrane of 3M. On Oct 17, the Moody Flats Quarry Project EIR Notice of Availability was issued. During this 60 day period, the public has the opportunity to review and submit written comments regarding the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the proposed Moody Flats Quarry Project. 3M is prepared to make a presentation to the general public by 2nd Quarter of 2015. The construction build out timeline for this project is ~6 years and is estimated to require $85 million in capital investment. The quarry is projected to run for ~100 years. Map An Overview of the Moody Flats Quarry Project Background 3M manufactures over 60,000 products used by households and businesses around the world. Its gross sales in fiscal 2013 were ~$31 Billion. 3M purchased the Moody Flats property in 1982 to support its Industrial Mineral Products Division in the Pacific Northwest. The Industrial Mineral Products Division operates quarries in four locations across the United States. Project Moody Flats Quarry, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3M and has been formed to develop the site as an operating quarry and commercial operation. This site could supply the aggregate needs of Shasta County for 50 to 100 years, as well as other Northern California locations via rail transportation. This project would create 25-50 full-time jobs. Typically at least 100-200 jobs would be created by other employers supporting this type of project. A capital investment of approximately $85 million in plant, equipment, railroad and infrastructure to completely build the proposed project is anticipated. Environmental Considerations 3M is committed to implementing sound mining practices and minimizing the impact of its quarries on the environment. The Moody Flats site is large and will provide over 1,100 acres of undeveloped property to buffer the project from the neighboring community and will allow us to avoid sensitive environmental areas. The project design includes setbacks from Rancheria and Moody Creek, as well as avoiding disruption of the oak savanna habitat. No surface disturbance will occur within the Shasta Lake watershed and runoff from the site will not discharge to Shasta Lake. At the time of reclamation, the south cavity would be a potential site for a water Moody Flats – Continued reservoir. In addition, because approximately 75 percent of aggregate shipments from this location will ship via railway, air emissions will be minimized and truck traffic on local roadways is limited to only the demand of Shasta County. Preliminary studies of the site have been conducted, and samples have been analyzed for mineral content. The properties are typical of high quality aggregates in the region… Where is the Project Located? Moody Flats Quarry will be located in western Shasta County on land owned by 3M, approximately 1 mile west of Interstate 5, north of the City of Shasta Lake and 9 miles north of the city of Redding. What are the current land uses of the Property? Eighty percent (1,440 acres) of the approximately 1,800-acre property is zoned for Mineral Resource. 3M purchased the property in 1982 to support its Industrial Minerals Products Division. A high-quality version of the mineral andesite (greenstone) can be found on the property and its location is easily accessible to Interstate 5 and the Union Pacific Railroad. How much of the Property would be used for the Project? The Moody Flats Quarry application submitted to Shasta County, proposes the development of a quarry and associated processing and transport facilities. These facilities would be located within an approximately 760-acre area of which approximately 435 acres would be used for project facilities. As a result, approximately 1,350 acres of property would remain intact as open space buffer lands. How much material would be provided to the regional and local markets? Moody Flats Quarry is requesting the ability to mine and transport off-site approximately two million tons of materials annually. Approximately 75 percent of the materials would be transported by rail to regional markets reducing truck traffic, air emissions and noise. The remaining 25 percent would be available for off-site transport to supply local market demand. How would the material be mined and processed? The material would be mined in a manner consistent with best-practice mining operations across the county. This process includes developing a series of highwalls and benches in the quarry. The mined material would be processed at the primary processing plant and then transported to a secondary processing and loadout area. The second loadout area would have a processing plant, batch plant, ready-mix plant, recycled materials processing plant and associated material inventory. In addition, various administrative buildings and facilities would be located on-site. What happens if mining stops, or when it is completed? California law and county policies require that all mining operations obtain approval of a plan to reclaim the site to a productive use subsequent to mining. This “Reclamation Plan” is to be implemented as mining progresses and areas are completed. Reclamation would return portions of the site to an open space consistent with existing surrounding buffer lands. Infrastructure improvements such as the secondary and ancillary processing and loadout area, rail spur/siding and access road would remain as a valuable industrial post-reclamation land use. Re-vegetation would occur concurrently with development of the quarry areas. Native tree, shrub and grass species would be used to re-vegetate benches to shield high-walls and the quarry floor and primary processing plant re-vegetated with mixed oak woodland species. This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 12th, 2014 at 12:01 am and is filed under Front Page. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
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