The operator plans to conduct mineral exploration with a total of approximately 75 acres of surface disturbance within an approximate 801-acre Project Area, over a period of approximately five years.
Location
The Project is located on the western flank of the White Pine Range in the southwest corner of the historic White Pine Mining District, aproximately 40 miles West of Ely Nevada.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
11/25/2013
2
Comment Period
02/07/2014
3
Objection Period Start
09/05/2014
4
Decision
11/2014 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
10/2014 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Ira - Inventoried Roadless Area Activities Requiring Chief's Approval |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Green Springs Exploration Project | Decision Signed Date: 11/04/2014 |
| Forests | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest |
| Districts | Ely Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sections 14, 15, 22, 26, 27, and 34, Township 15 North, Range 57 East (T15N, R57E), Mount Diablo Base and Meridian (Project Area), White Pine County, Nevada. |