Environmental Impact Statement Completed

Golden Hand #1 and #2 Lode Mining Claims Plan of Operations [81]

Payette National Forest Idaho; Valley, Idaho Payette National Forest All Units

Plan of Operations (POO) proposal to allow for collection of subsurface geological information on the Golden Hand #1 and #2 mining claims. The mining claims are located in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness.

Location

Approximately 50 miles northeast of McCall, Idaho. The claims encompass approximately 20 acres each adjacent to Coin Creek, a tributary of Beaver Creek.

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
11/21/2008
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
06/29/2012
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
01/07/2015
4
Objection Period Start
01/30/2015
5
Decision
06/2015 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
06/2015 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityMinerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations
ROD Golden Hand No. 1 & No. 2 Lode Mining Claims ProjectDecision Signed Date: 06/19/2015
ForestsPayette National Forest
DistrictsKrassel Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT22N, R9E, Section 23, Boise Meridian
Minerals and geology