Environmental Assessment Completed

Dry Ridge Exploration

Caribou-Targhee National Forest Caribou, Idaho Montpelier Ranger District

The plan of opperations, submitted by Fertoz USA, Inc. in April 2014, proposes exploration drilling and trenching on Dry Ridge lease I-07238 with limited off-lease disturbance. Proposal for:51 drill pads, 25 trenches, and 8.5 miles of temporary roads

Location

The project is located on Dry Ridge, approximately 17 miles East of Soda Springs, Idaho in Caribou County.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/10/2014
2
Comment Period
09/10/2014
3
Objection Period Start
05/21/2015
4
Decision
07/2015 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
09/2015 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations; Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations
DN & FONSI Dry Ridge Phosphate Exploration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 07/14/2015
ForestsCaribou-Targhee National Forest
DistrictsMontpelier Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT8S, R45E, Section 32 and T9S, R45E, Sections 5, 8, and 17
Minerals and geology