Land exchange of 227 acres owned by Homestake Mining Co. for 479 acres of NFS land. Purchase of less than 8 acres of NFS land under the Small Tracts Act. Purchase acres are surrounded by patented mining claims in area of current development
Location
Fed land is located near Deadwood and Lead, SD. Private land is located near Wyoming border and in Pennington County
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
08/02/2007
2
Comment Period
08/29/2008
3
Decision
11/2008 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
02/2009 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Land Exchanges |
| DN & FONSI for the Grizzly Land Exchange with Homestake Mining Company | Decision Signed Date: 11/24/2008 Legal Notice Date: 12/05/2008 |
| Forests | Black Hills National Forest |
| Districts | Northern Hills Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Non-Federal land: Sections 11 and 14, T2N, R5E, BHM, Pennington County; Sections 6, 8 and 31, T3N, R1E, BHM, Lawrence County, Federal land: |