The Thompson Creek Mining Company (TCMC) submitted a plan of operations for continued mining through approximately 2030. The POO proposes new surface disturbance on a total of approximately 500 acres of private and public (BLM & NFS) lands.
Location
The Thompson Creek Mine is located in Custer County, Idaho approximately 5 miles north of the Salmon River and 35 miles southwest of the county seat of Challis.
Project timeline
1
NOI in Federal Register
08/03/2010
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
03/21/2014
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
03/27/2015
4
Objection Period Start
04/02/2015
5
Decision
08/2016 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
09/2016 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Land Use Adjustments; Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Thompson Creek Modified Plan of Operations for Mine Expansion | Decision Signed Date: 08/11/2016 |
| Forests | Salmon-Challis National Forest |
| Districts | Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T11N, R17E, Secs, 6, T11N, R16E, Secs, 1-4, 11-12, T12N, R16E, Secs 25, 34-36, T12N, R17E, Secs 31 |