Environmental Impact Statement Completed

Stillwater Mining Company, East Boulder Mine Amendment 004 Expansion EIS

Custer Gallatin National Forest Sweet Grass, Montana Yellowstone Ranger District

Stillwater Mining Company - East Boulder Mine, proposes an expansion of their surface facilities to include a new Tailings Storage Facility and new Waste Rock Storage Facility with associated infrastructure.

Location

The East Boulder Mine is located in Sweet Grass County, approximately 16 miles south of McLeod, MT on NFS Road #205 in the East Boulder drainage.

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
05/27/2022
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
06/23/2023
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
08/09/2024
4
Objection Period Start
11/27/2023
5
Decision
08/2024 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
01/2025 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityMinerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations; Roadless Area Management
Stillwater Mining Company, East Boulder Mine Amendment 004 Expansion RODDecision Signed Date: 08/30/2024
ForestsCuster Gallatin National Forest
DistrictsYellowstone Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionTownship 4 South, Range 13 East, Sections 1, 2 and 11, Principal Meridian, Montana.
Minerals and geology