Welcome

Welcome to the public website for the Haile Gold Mine Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS). This site provides information on the Haile Gold Mine Supplemental EIS and public involvement.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has completed a Record of Decision (ROD) for the proposed expansion of Haile Gold Mine. The ROD is informed by the Final SEIS completed in August 2022, which was revised based on comments received on the Draft SEIS completed in February 2021, updates on the proposed plan, and further analysis of the potential impacts.

For more information on the public comment period for the final SEIS please click here.

To review the Final SEIS, please click here.

To review the ROD, please click here.

Project Summary

Haile Gold Mine, Inc., a subsidiary of OceanaGold Corporation, submitted a proposal to USACE, Charleston District to expand an existing and operating gold mine (Haile Gold Mine) in the vicinity of Kershaw, South Carolina. Based on available information, USACE determined the construction and operation of the proposed change to the development of the Haile Gold Mine has the potential to significantly affect the quality of the human environment and warranted preparation of a supplement to the EIS completed for this project. USACE served as the lead federal agency for the SEIS.