Proposal is for minerals exploration drilling at up to 17 sites and construction of approximately 3,700 feet of temporary drill roads and minor overland travel.
Location
UNIT - Austin Ranger District, STATE - Nevada, COUNTY - Nye
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
07/24/2013
2
Decision
07/2014 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2014 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (8), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(8) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Big Spring Gold Exploration Project Decision Memo | Decision Signed Date: 07/11/2014 |
| Forests | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest |
| Districts | Austin Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T13N, R37 & 38E, Sections 13, 18, 19 Mt. Diablo Base & Meridian Paradise Range approx. 12 miles NE of Gabbs, Nevada |