Analyse a proposed phosphate mine expansion plan and associated projects and infrastructure at the existing J.R. Simplot Company's Smoky Canyon Mine on leases I-26843, I-012890, and I-015259. 527 acres of disturbance on forest, 322 off forest.
Location
The East Smoky Panel of J.R. Simplot's Smoky Canyon Mine is located approximately ten air miles South West of Afton, Wyoming.
Project timeline
1
NOI in Federal Register
04/03/2015
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
04/03/2015
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
02/17/2020
4
Objection Period Start
02/28/2020
5
Decision
07/2020 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
07/2020 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 219 (2012) |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations; Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| East Smoky Panel Mine EIS | Decision Signed Date: 07/23/2020 Legal Notice Date: 07/23/2020 |
| Forests | Caribou-Targhee National Forest |
| Districts | Soda Springs Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T08S R46E Sections 19, 20, 29, 30, 31, and 32, Boise Meridian |