Public Involvement

The goals of public involvement are to effectively educate and engage the public on the Haile Gold Mine Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to solicit meaningful public input during key phases of the SEIS process. The scoping phase of the SEIS was the first formal opportunity for the public to provide comments on the proposed project.

Scoping

The Public Scoping meeting for the proposed expansion of Haile Gold Mine was held on April 18, 2019 at Andrew Jackson High School, located at 6925 Kershaw Camden Highway, Kershaw, South Carolina.

The meeting format included an open house, drop in session with poster boards and information on the proposed expansion between 6-7pm. This allowed members of the public the opportunity to review the proposed expansion and ask any questions to help their understanding of what was proposed. From 7pm onwards the public were able to voice their comments which was recorded by a court reporter, these comments then used to shape the analysis of the Proposed Project. No responses were given on the night to the public comments.

Draft SEIS

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) held a joint virtual public hearing on April 1, 2021, at 6:30 pm, eastern standard time, to accept oral comments on the modification application and Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Haile Gold Mine, Inc.'s proposed modification to the Haile Gold Mine Permit (I-000601) in Kershaw, SC. The public hearing was held virtually to allow remote participation using a phone, computer, or other mobile device.

The Draft SEIS is available for review online, please click here.

• Kershaw County Library - Camden branch (address: 1304 Broad Street, Camden, SC 29020, phone: (803) 425-1508)
• Kershaw Depot (address: 106 N. Cleveland Street, Kershaw, SC 29067, phone: (803) 475-3201)

To hear a recording of the joint public hearing that was held on April 1, 2021, please click here.

Final SEIS

USACE has revised the Haile Gold Mine Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement based on comments received on the Draft SEIS. The public comment period for the SEIS will begin with publication of the Notice of Availability in the Federal Register on August 19, 2022 and extend through September 19, 2022. 

The Haile Gold Mine SEIS is available for review and download on this website. Hard copies of the SEIS can also be reviewed at the following locations during their business hours:

• Kershaw County Library - Camden branch (address: 1304 Broad Street, Camden, SC 29020, phone: (803) 425-1508)
• Kershaw Depot (address: 106 N. Cleveland Street, Kershaw, SC 29067, phone: (803) 475-3201)

Comments on the SEIS can be submitted electronically via this website, email, or U.S. mail to:

Shawn Boone, Project Manager
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District
69-A Hagood Avenue
Charleston, South Carolina 29403
Telephone: (843) 329-8158
Toll Free: (866) 329-8187
Email: shawn.a.boone@usace.army.mil

ROD

USACE has completed a record of decision (ROD) following the close of the comment period on the Final SEIS and receipt of all information needed to make a permit decision.

Mailing List

USACE maintained a mailing list to distribute public notices and project updates during preparation of the Haile Gold Mine Supplemental EIS.