We propose to permit a mineral company to dig five exploration test trenches about 4 feet deep, 15 feet wide and 316 to 1202 feet long. Total disturbance would be approximately 3 acres.
Location
Clark Fork - Flints Landscape, Flint Foothills Management Area, approximately 1.5 miles northwest of Maxville, Montana.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
10/28/2016
2
Decision
02/2017 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
03/2017 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (8), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(8) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Smart Creek Mineral Exploration Project | Decision Signed Date: 02/23/2017 |
| Forests | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest |
| Districts | Pintler Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T8N, R13W, Sections 5, 6 and 7 |