Decision Memo Completed

Midnight Star Placer Exploration

Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests Idaho, Idaho Red River Ranger District

Conduct placer exploration by excavating up to 20 trenches (4 feet wide x 16 feet long, down to bedrock). No road construction/reconstruction is proposed. Concurrent reclamation of trenches would be done. Only one trench would be open at a time.

Location

Township 29 North, Range 7 East, Sections 17, 18; Idaho County, Idaho

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/21/2020
2
Decision
03/2024 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2024 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (8), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(8)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityMinerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations
Midnight Star Placer ExplorationDecision Signed Date: 03/21/2024
ForestsNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
DistrictsRed River Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Minerals and geology