The proposal is for a small 3 person placer operation that would screen remnant tailing piles for valuable minerals. The operator would excavate and process the top 2-3' of tailing piles. The mineral would then be processed through a trommel.
Location
T 14 R 9W Section 8 Northwest 1/4
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/13/2020
2
Decision
07/2020 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2020 (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 |
| Hawkeye Sterling Placer | Decision Signed Date: 07/15/2020 |
| Forests | Helena National Forest; Lewis And Clark National Forest |
| Districts | Lincoln Ranger District; Lincoln Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |