This proposed action was developed in coordination with the cooperating agencies (IDWR, IDEQ, IDFG, and IDL) as well as with early outreach to local mining associations. The proposed action would allow for the approval of small-scale placer mining.
Location
The project area is located approximately 39 air miles northeast of Soda Springs, Idaho and approximately 14 air miles west of Alpine, Wyoming in Caribou Basin.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
05/29/2020
2
Comment Period
06/22/2020
3
Objection Period Start
06/02/2021
4
Decision
10/2021 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
10/2021 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Caribou Basin Small-Scale Placer Mining Project | Decision Signed Date: 10/05/2021 |
| Forests | Caribou-Targhee National Forest |
| Districts | Soda Springs Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Townships 3 and 4 South, Range 44 East, Boise Meridian, on the SSRD in Bonneville County, Idaho |