Environmental Assessment Cancelled

Copper King and Superior West Mineral Exploration Projects

Tonto National Forest Pinal, Arizona Tonto National Forest All Units

This project combines the environmental review of two mineral exploration projects, Copper King and Superior West. The combined projects result in a total of 106 unique drill site locations of which up to 43 would be selected for drilling, over 10 yr

Location

Copper King project is located approximately two miles north of the Town of Superior, and Superior West project is located immediately west and south of the Town of Superior, in Pinal County, Arizona.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
06/19/2018
2
Comment Period
09/2020 (Estimated)
3
Objection Period Start
07/2021 (Estimated)
4
Decision
10/2021 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
11/2021 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityMinerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations
ForestsTonto National Forest
DistrictsGlobe Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionCopper King: T2S, R12E, Sec4; T1S, R12E, Secs 12-14, 23, 26, 27, 34; T1S, R13E,Secs 7-8, 17-18, 20-21, 28. Superior West: T1S, R12E, Secs 32-33; T2S, R12E, Secs 3-6, 8-11, 13-16, 20-23, 28-29
Minerals and geology