The Proposed Action include drilling exploration core drill holes from sixteen (16) separate drill sites/pads on National Forest System land.
Location
vicinity of the Aurora townsite approximately 20 miles southwest of Hawthorne, Nevada
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
05/13/2022
2
Decision
12/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
03/2023 (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 |
| Hecla Nevada Sawtooth Ridge Exploration Project | Decision Signed Date: 12/14/2022 |
| Forests | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest |
| Districts | Bridgeport Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |