Environmental Assessment Completed

Willow Creek Mine Expansion

Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands Lake, Colorado Leadville Ranger District

The operator proposes to expand their current placer mining operation to the north and west and mine approximately 30 acres of NFS lands on the west side of Box Creek Canyon, between Herrington Creek and Corske Creek on the Leadville Ranger District.

Location

T11S, R70W, Section 6, 6th Principal Meridian

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/14/2017
2
Comment Period
08/15/2017
3
Objection Period Start
12/14/2017
4
Decision
02/2018 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
02/2018 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityMinerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations
Willow Creek Mine ExpansionDecision Signed Date: 02/27/2018
ForestsPike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands
DistrictsLeadville Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT11S R70W Section 6, 6th Principal Meridian
Minerals and geology