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 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 |
| Midnight Star Placer Exploration | Decision Signed Date: 03/21/2024 |
| Forests | Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest |
| Districts | Red River Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |