Decision Memo Completed

Triple G/Rallo's Roost Placer Mining project

Black Hills National Forest Pennington, South Dakota Mystic Ranger District

Prospecting in previously mined placer deposits. Most of the mining will be pick and shovel. There will be one piece of mechanized equipment; a battery powered recirculating sluice 4ft. long by 1 ft. wide. Sluice will be set in 100 gal. tank.

Location

Six miles west of Rapid City, South Dakota. Access is via State Highway 44 to Forest Service Road 167.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
10/11/2023
2
Decision
12/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2024 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityMinerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations
Triple G/Rallo's Roost Placer Mining projectDecision Signed Date: 12/06/2023
ForestsBlack Hills National Forest
DistrictsMystic Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionBlack Hills Meridian, T1N, R4E, Sections 21 & 22
Minerals and geology