Stillwater Mining Company has proposed constructing an exploration portal connected to an underground decline and related surface support facilities on National Forest System lands in the Benbow area approximately 4 miles southwest of Dean, MT
Location
Approximately 4 miles southwest of Dean, Montana in Stillwater County. It is geographically located within the Little Rocky Creek drainage, a tributary to the Stillwater River.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
09/05/2014
2
Comment Period
03/25/2015
3
Objection Period Start
05/27/2015
4
Decision
08/2015 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
10/2015 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Stillwater Mining Company's Benbow Exploration Portal & Support Facilities Plan of Operations | Decision Signed Date: 08/31/2015 |
| Forests | Custer Gallatin National Forest |
| Districts | Beartooth Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 5 South, Range 16 East, Montana PMM |