Operator proposes to excavate test pits in up to 15 target areas to explore the potential for placer mining. Placer gravel samples will be transported to a portable wash plant for on-site testing.
Location
Approximately six miles up Yankee Fork River from Sunbeam, ID
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
09/16/2010
2
Decision
05/2011 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2011 (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 |
| Sandy J #12 Placer Exploration Project | Decision Signed Date: 05/12/2011 |
| Forests | Salmon-Challis National Forest |
| Districts | Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | NW quarter, section 20, T12N, R15E, Boise Meridian |