Thompson Creek Mining Company plans to conduct exploratory core drilling in the Thompson Creek drainage. Three ground-based and one helicopter-based exploration areas have been identified.
Location
9 drill sites along Thompson Creek Road, 7 drill sites east of the Tungsten Jim abandoned mine site, 2 drill sites along lower Basin Creek, 9 drill sites on ridgetops west of Thompson Creek
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/10/2011
2
Comment Period
12/08/2011
3
Decision
04/2012 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
06/2012 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Decision Notice and FONSI Thompson Creek Exploration 2 Project | Decision Signed Date: 04/09/2012 Legal Notice Date: 04/12/2012 |
| Forests | Salmon-Challis National Forest |
| Districts | Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | sections 28, 31, 32 & 33, T12N, R16E, and section 6, T11N, R16E, Boise Meridian |