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Nye County Water District backs AngloGold Ashanti exploratory borehole near Beatty, 5–0
Summary
Nye County Water District on May 27 voted 5–0 to support AngloGold Ashanti’s planned request to the Nye County Board of Commissioners for permission to drill a reconnaissance borehole on county land near Beatty.
The Nye County Water District Governing Board voted 5–0 on May 27 to support a future request by AngloGold Ashanti to the Nye County Board of Commissioners for approval of an exploratory reconnaissance borehole on county‑owned land near Beatty.
Representatives from AngloGold Ashanti introduced themselves and described a staged plan beginning with a reconnaissance borehole to clarify subsurface conditions on a county parcel adjacent to AngloGold land. "We want to ... get an idea ... what's the depth of bedrock?" consultant Jay Dixon said, explaining that the initial test is intended to reduce uncertainty before any larger production well or water‑supply project is advanced. AngloGold said it has presented the concept to the Beatty Town Advisory Board and the Beatty Water and…
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