Environmental Assessment Completed

Golden Crest Exploration Drilling

Black Hills National Forest Lawrence, South Dakota Northern Hills Ranger District

Solitario Resources has proposed exploratory drilling activities at 25 drill sites in the Big Hill and Limestone Plateau areas south of Spearfish, SD. No mining is proposed, only exploratory drilling.

Location

South of Spearfish, SD, west of Spearfish Canyon, and east of Iron Creek Lake. Sites are located from the Big Hill area south to the Limestone Plateau.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/02/2022
2
Comment Period
05/10/2023
3
Objection Period Start
12/12/2023
4
Decision
04/2024 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
06/2024 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityMinerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations
Golden Crest Exploration DrillingDecision Signed Date: 04/29/2024
ForestsBlack Hills National Forest
DistrictsNorthern Hills Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Minerals and geology