Environmental Assessment Completed

Sibanye-Stillwater Mining Company's Iron Creek & West Fork Stillwater Exploration Plan of Operations

Custer Gallatin National Forest Stillwater; Sweet Grass, Montana Beartooth Ranger District

Sibanye-Stillwater Mining Company is proposing exploratory drilling at up to thirty-six drill sites over a six year period in the Iron Creek area and a single drill site in the area of the West Fork of the Stillwater River.

Location

T5S, R14E, Sections 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 15 and 16 and T5S, R135E, Section 1, Sweetgrass County, MT

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/15/2016
2
Comment Period
01/30/2017
3
Objection Period Start
03/08/2018
4
Decision
06/2018 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
07/2019 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityMinerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations
Sibanye-Stillwater Mining Company's Iron Creek & West Fork Stillwater Exploration Plan of OperationsDecision Signed Date: 06/01/2018
ForestsCuster National Forest; Custer Gallatin National Forest
DistrictsBeartooth Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Minerals and geology