Environmental Assessment Completed

Grizzly Land Exchange

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

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 AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityLand Exchanges
DN & FONSI for the Grizzly Land Exchange with Homestake Mining CompanyDecision Signed Date: 11/24/2008 Legal Notice Date: 12/05/2008
ForestsBlack Hills National Forest
DistrictsNorthern Hills Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNon-Federal land: Sections 11 and 14, T2N, R5E, BHM, Pennington County; Sections 6, 8 and 31, T3N, R1E, BHM, Lawrence County, Federal land:
Land ownership managementSpecial use management