Environmental Assessment Completed

South Jerritt Exploration Project

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Elko, Nevada Mountain City Ranger District

Project located near Jerritt Canyon Mine. About 500 acres of temporary road and drill pad disturbance are proposed. Concurrent reclamation would require same amount of existing disturbance at the mine site to be recontoured prior to new disturbance

Location

50 miles north of Elko, Nevada, in the southern Independence Range near Jerritt Canyon Mine

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/04/2020
2
Comment Period
09/04/2020
3
Objection Period Start
11/04/2021
4
Decision
05/2022 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
07/2022 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityMinerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations
South Jerritt Exploration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 05/09/2022
ForestsHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
DistrictsMountain City Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Minerals and geology