This is a proposal for small-scale locatable minerals exploration and sampling, within and immediately adjacent to an existing Forest Service rock quarry near Mill Park. Expected disturbance would be less than 0.1 acres.
Location
The project area is within and adjacent to an existing road quarry, less than 1 mile north of Mill Park, in the Hells Canyon area of the Ashley National Forest.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/25/2024
2
Decision
05/2024 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2024 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (8), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(8) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Mill Park Mineral Exploration 2024 | Decision Signed Date: 05/13/2024 |
| Forests | Ashley National Forest |
| Districts | Roosevelt Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |