Environmental Assessment Completed

Grayson and Erlanson Placer Mining Operations

Caribou-Targhee National Forest Bonneville, Idaho Soda Springs Ranger District

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 AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityMinerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations
Grayson and Erlanson Placer Mining OperationsDecision Signed Date: 09/22/2010 Legal Notice Date: 09/27/2010
ForestsCaribou-Targhee National Forest
DistrictsSoda Springs Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionSections 20, 16, 24, and 32 of T03S and R44E; Sections 15 and 16 of T03S and R45E
Minerals and geology