Includes excavating up to twenty trenches, and two sediment retention ponds with an excavator. Material from the trenches would be processed through a recirculating wash plant recovering any gold.
Location
Two mining claims in the Little McCormick and Kennedy Creek areas on the Ninemile Ranger District, Lolo National Forest
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
06/12/2020
2
Decision
07/2020 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2020 (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 |
| Forests | Lolo National Forest |
| Districts | Ninemile Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |