Drill boreholes using reverse-circulation or core methods to expected depths of 500-1,500 ft at up to 15 sites and construct up to 5,000 ft of new, temporary road. The drill pads and new roads would be recontoured and seeded upon project completion.
Location
17.5 miles east of Gabbs, on the west side of the Shoshone Range north of Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
08/27/2015
2
Decision
02/2017 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2017 (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 |
| Buffalo-Everson Exploration | Decision Signed Date: 02/23/2017 |
| Forests | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest |
| Districts | Austin Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | sections 16 and 21, Township 12 North, Range 39 East, Mount Diablo Meridian |