Approve two mining Plans of Operations to excavate material with a backhoe and process it through a sluice and trommel. Operations would occur Jun–Nov at 8 different locations and cover a total of 12 acres of public lands.
Location
Approximately 35 air miles northeast of Soda Springs and between Grays Lake and Palisades Reservoir.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/29/2010
2
Comment Period
03/29/2010
3
Decision
09/2010 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
06/2011 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Grayson and Erlanson Placer Mining Operations | Decision Signed Date: 09/22/2010 Legal Notice Date: 09/27/2010 |
| Forests | Caribou-Targhee National Forest |
| Districts | Soda Springs Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sections 20, 16, 24, and 32 of T03S and R44E; Sections 15 and 16 of T03S and R45E |